hypocrita

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.

singular plural
nominative hypocrita hypocritae
genitive hypocritae hypocritārum
dative hypocritae hypocritīs
accusative hypocritam hypocritās
ablative hypocritā hypocritīs
vocative hypocrita hypocritae

Descendants

  • → Catalan: hipòcrita
  • → French: hypocrite
  • → Italian: ipocrita
  • → Portuguese: hipócrita
  • → Spanish: hipócrita

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.
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