[ˈpaː.ɡʊs], [ˈpaː.ɡus]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to fasten, fix”). Perhaps "a space with fixed boundaries". See related terms. Compare the meaning, "region", of fīnis again perhaps of a root meaning "to fix".
- declension-2district, canton, region
“in omnibus cīvitātibus atque in omnibus pāgīs partibusque” — in every state and every canton and district
- declension-2countryside (rural area outside of a city)
“8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.669”
- declension-2countryfolk, rural community
“8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.669”
- declension-2clan
- Medieval-Latin, declension-2village
- Medieval-Latin, declension-2country, territory
“Posita est autem haec in pago Silensi” — This town is located in the Silesian country.
Formspāgus(canonical, masculine) · pāgī(genitive) · pāgus(nominative, singular) · pāgī(nominative, plural) · pāgī(genitive, singular) · pāgōrum(genitive, plural) · pāgō(dative, singular) · pāgīs(dative, plural) · pāgum(accusative, singular) · pāgōs(accusative, plural) · pāgō(ablative, singular) · pāgīs(ablative, plural) · pāge(singular, vocative) · pāgī(plural, vocative)