latrunculus
Latin
Etymology
From latrō, latrōnis (“thief”) + -culus.
Pronunciation
Noun
latrunculus m (genitive latrunculī); second declension
- highwayman, robber.
- a man in the Ancient Roman boardgame of ludus latrunculi, extended to pieces in other games such as chess and draughts.
Declension
Second declension.
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 · latrunculi, milites scaccorum (layout · text) | |||||
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rex | regina | turris | episcopus | 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, 1883–1887)
- latrunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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