perduellis
Latin
Etymology
From per- + duellum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /per.duˈel.lis/, [pɛrd̪uˈɛlːʲɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /per.duˈel.lis/, [perd̪uˈɛlːis]
Noun
perduellis f (genitive perduellis); third declension
- public enemy
- Fourth quarter of the 1st century BCE, Livy, The History of Rome. With An English Translation, Alfred C. Schlesinger (ed.), book 45, 16.7, Harvard University Press (publ. 1951).
- item, quod ad honorem deum immortalium pertineret, decrevit senatus ut quoniam perduelles superati Perseus et Gentius reges cum Macedonia atque Illyrico in potestate populi Romani essent, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Fourth quarter of the 1st century BCE, Livy, The History of Rome. With An English Translation, Alfred C. Schlesinger (ed.), book 45, 16.7, Harvard University Press (publ. 1951).
- enemy (in time of war)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | perduellis | perduellēs |
| Genitive | perduellis | perduellium |
| Dative | perduellī | perduellibus |
| Accusative | perduellem | perduellēs perduellīs |
| Ablative | perduelle | perduellibus |
| Vocative | perduellis | perduellēs |
References
- “perduellis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “perduellis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perduellis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette