sociofraudus
Latin
FWOTD – 26 July 2016
Etymology
Coined by Plautus, from socius (“friend”) + fraudō (“to cheat”).
Noun
sociofraudus m (genitive sociofraudī); second declension
- (hapax legomenon, humorous, derogatory) friend-deceiver
- c. 191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus 1.3.lines 362:
- Ps. Sociofraude. Bal. Sunt mea istaec.
- Ps. Cheater of your friends! Bal. That's in my way.
- Ps. Sociofraude. Bal. Sunt mea istaec.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sociofraudus | sociofraudī |
| genitive | sociofraudī | sociofraudōrum |
| dative | sociofraudō | sociofraudīs |
| accusative | sociofraudum | sociofraudōs |
| ablative | sociofraudō | sociofraudīs |
| vocative | sociofraude | sociofraudī |
References
- “sociofraudus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sociofraudus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.