histrio
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhis.tri.oː/, [ˈhɪs.tri.oː]
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | histriō | histriōnēs |
| Genitive | histriōnis | histriōnum |
| Dative | histriōnī | histriōnibus |
| Accusative | histriōnem | histriōnēs |
| Ablative | histriōne | histriōnibus |
| Vocative | histriō | histriōnēs |
Descendants
- English: histrionic
- French: histrion
- Italian: istrione
- Portuguese: histrião
- Spanish: histrión
References
- histrio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- histrio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- histrio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- a theatrical company: familia, grex, caterva histrionum
- to hiss an actor off the stage: histrionem exsibilare, explodere, eicere, exigere
- to interrupt an actor by hooting him: histrioni acclamare
- a theatrical company: familia, grex, caterva histrionum
- histrio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- histrio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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