sociofraudus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Plautus, from socius (“friend”) + fraudō (“to cheat”).
Noun
[edit]sociofraudus m (genitive sociofraudī); second declension
- (hapax, humorous, derogatory) friend-deceiver
- c. 191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus 1.3.lines 362:
- Ps. Sociofraude. Bal. Sunt mea istaec.
- Ps. Cheater of your friends! Bal. That's in my way.
- Ps. Sociofraude. Bal. Sunt mea istaec.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sociofraudus | sociofraudī |
Genitive | sociofraudī | sociofraudōrum |
Dative | sociofraudō | sociofraudīs |
Accusative | sociofraudum | sociofraudōs |
Ablative | sociofraudō | sociofraudīs |
Vocative | sociofraude | sociofraudī |
References
[edit]- “sociofraudus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sociofraudus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.