moechus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).

Noun

moechus m (genitive moechī, feminine moecha); second declension

  1. fornicator
  2. adulterer

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative moechus moechī
genitive moechī moechōrum
dative moechō moechīs
accusative moechum moechōs
ablative moechō moechīs
vocative moeche moechī

References

  • “moechus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “moechus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • moechus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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