latrunculus
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Latin
Etymology
From latrō, latrōnis (“thief”) + -culus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈtrun.ku.lus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈtrun.ku.lus/,
- (Classical) IPA(key): /latˈrun.ku.lus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /latˈrun.ku.lus/,
Noun
latrunculus m (genitive latrunculī); second declension
- highwayman, robber.
- a man in the Ancient Roman boardgame of ludus latrunculorum, extended to pieces in other games such as chess and draughts.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
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| Nominative | latrunculus | latrunculī |
| Genitive | latrunculī | latrunculōrum |
| Dative | latrunculō | latrunculīs |
| Accusative | latrunculum | latrunculōs |
| Ablative | latrunculō | latrunculīs |
| Vocative | latruncule | latrunculī |
See also
| Chess pieces in Latin · latrunculī, mīlitēs scaccōrum (layout · text) | |||||
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| rēx | rēgīna | turris | sagittifer | eques | pedes |
References
- “latrunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “latrunculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- latrunculus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- latrunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Further reading
Ludus latrunculorum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia