agogo

See also: agogô, -agogo, a go-go, à gogo, and à go-go

English

Etymology 1

From Portuguese agogô, from Yoruba agogo (bell).

Noun

agogo (plural agogos)

  1. An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs

Adverb

agogo (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of à gogo

Baatonum

Etymology

From Yoruba agogo, cognate with Hausa àgōgo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɡō.ɡō/

Noun

agogo (y-class, plural agogonu, focus agogowa, plural focus agogona)

  1. watch; clock
    • 2021 February 17, Pierre Barassounon, Sanu Biɔ, Thébault Biɔ, Léonard Goragui, Jean Soutar, Dictionnaire Baatonum, SIL International, page 3:
      Nɛn agogo ya sankira
      My watch is broken

References

  • Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum, Philadelphia: SIL International

Chichewa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡó.ɡo/, /aˈɡo.ɡo/

Noun

agógo class 2 or agogo class 2

  1. plural of gogo

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Yoruba agogo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɡoɡo/, [ˈɑ̝ɡo̞ɡo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡoɡo
  • Syllabification(key): a‧go‧go

Noun

agogo

  1. (music) agogo (instrument)

Declension

Inflection of agogo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative agogo agogot
genitive agogon agogojen
agogoiden
agogoitten
partitive agogoa agogoja
agogoita
illative agogoon agogoihin
singular plural
nominative agogo agogot
accusative nom. agogo agogot
gen. agogon
genitive agogon agogojen
agogoiden
agogoitten
partitive agogoa agogoja
agogoita
inessive agogossa agogoissa
elative agogosta agogoista
illative agogoon agogoihin
adessive agogolla agogoilla
ablative agogolta agogoilta
allative agogolle agogoille
essive agogona agogoina
translative agogoksi agogoiksi
abessive agogotta agogoitta
instructive agogoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of agogo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative agogoni agogoni
accusative nom. agogoni agogoni
gen. agogoni
genitive agogoni agogojeni
agogoideni
agogoitteni
partitive agogoani agogojani
agogoitani
inessive agogossani agogoissani
elative agogostani agogoistani
illative agogooni agogoihini
adessive agogollani agogoillani
ablative agogoltani agogoiltani
allative agogolleni agogoilleni
essive agogonani agogoinani
translative agogokseni agogoikseni
abessive agogottani agogoittani
instructive
comitative agogoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative agogosi agogosi
accusative nom. agogosi agogosi
gen. agogosi
genitive agogosi agogojesi
agogoidesi
agogoittesi
partitive agogoasi agogojasi
agogoitasi
inessive agogossasi agogoissasi
elative agogostasi agogoistasi
illative agogoosi agogoihisi
adessive agogollasi agogoillasi
ablative agogoltasi agogoiltasi
allative agogollesi agogoillesi
essive agogonasi agogoinasi
translative agogoksesi agogoiksesi
abessive agogottasi agogoittasi
instructive
comitative agogoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative agogomme agogomme
accusative nom. agogomme agogomme
gen. agogomme
genitive agogomme agogojemme
agogoidemme
agogoittemme
partitive agogoamme agogojamme
agogoitamme
inessive agogossamme agogoissamme
elative agogostamme agogoistamme
illative agogoomme agogoihimme
adessive agogollamme agogoillamme
ablative agogoltamme agogoiltamme
allative agogollemme agogoillemme
essive agogonamme agogoinamme
translative agogoksemme agogoiksemme
abessive agogottamme agogoittamme
instructive
comitative agogoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative agogonne agogonne
accusative nom. agogonne agogonne
gen. agogonne
genitive agogonne agogojenne
agogoidenne
agogoittenne
partitive agogoanne agogojanne
agogoitanne
inessive agogossanne agogoissanne
elative agogostanne agogoistanne
illative agogoonne agogoihinne
adessive agogollanne agogoillanne
ablative agogoltanne agogoiltanne
allative agogollenne agogoillenne
essive agogonanne agogoinanne
translative agogoksenne agogoiksenne
abessive agogottanne agogoittanne
instructive
comitative agogoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative agogonsa agogonsa
accusative nom. agogonsa agogonsa
gen. agogonsa
genitive agogonsa agogojensa
agogoidensa
agogoittensa
partitive agogoaan
agogoansa
agogojaan
agogoitaan
agogojansa
agogoitansa
inessive agogossaan
agogossansa
agogoissaan
agogoissansa
elative agogostaan
agogostansa
agogoistaan
agogoistansa
illative agogoonsa agogoihinsa
adessive agogollaan
agogollansa
agogoillaan
agogoillansa
ablative agogoltaan
agogoltansa
agogoiltaan
agogoiltansa
allative agogolleen
agogollensa
agogoilleen
agogoillensa
essive agogonaan
agogonansa
agogoinaan
agogoinansa
translative agogokseen
agogoksensa
agogoikseen
agogoiksensa
abessive agogottaan
agogottansa
agogoittaan
agogoittansa
instructive
comitative agogoineen
agogoinensa

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba agogo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔà.ɡóː.ɡó/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.ɡʷóː.ɡʷó]
  • (file)

Noun

àgōgo m (plural àgṑgai or agōgunā̀, possessed form àgōgon)

  1. clock, watch

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English à gogo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a.ɡo.ɡo]
  • Hyphenation: a‧go‧go
  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

agogo (Jawi spelling اݢوݢو, plural agogo-agogo, informal 1st possessive agogoku, 2nd possessive agogomu, 3rd possessive agogonya)

  1. (music) go-go

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Yoruba

Agogo

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɡō.ɡō/

Noun

agogo

  1. (music) bell, gong
  2. clock, timepiece
Descendants
  • Baatonum: agogo
  • Hausa: àgōgo
  • Edo: ẹgogo
  • Portuguese: agogô
    • English: agogo
    • Japanese: アゴゴ (agogo)
    • Russian: агого (agogo)
  • Spanish: agogó
  • Mandarin: 阿哥哥 (āgēgē)

Etymology 2

From à- (nominalizing prefix) + gógó (an ideophone describing something that is sharp and pointed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡó.ɡó/

Noun

àgógó

  1. bird beak
    Synonyms: ẹnu-ẹyẹ, àgógónu, ìkó

Etymology 3

Yèyé ọlọ́ṣun pẹ̀lú àgògo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡò.ɡō/

Noun

àgògo

  1. a type of hairstyle worn by priestesses of the orisha; (in particular) worn by ọlọ́ṣun, ọlọ́ya, ìyálórìṣà and oníyemọja priestesses
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