hypocrita

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs).

Noun

hypocrita m (genitive hypocritae); first declension

  1. mimic (mime artist)
  2. hypocrite

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hypocrita hypocritae
Genitive hypocritae hypocritārum
Dative hypocritae hypocritīs
Accusative hypocritam hypocritās
Ablative hypocritā hypocritīs
Vocative hypocrita hypocritae

Descendants

References

  • hypocrita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hypocrita in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.