bustirapus
Latin
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Etymology
Coined by Plautus. From bustum (“grave”) + rapiō (“to snatch”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /busˈti.ra.pus/, [bʊs̠ˈt̪ɪräpʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /busˈti.ra.pus/, [busˈt̪iːräpus]
Noun
*bustirapus m (genitive *bustirapī); second declension
- (hapax, humorous, derogatory) graverobber, robber of tombs
- c. 191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus 1.3.lines 360–361:
- Ps. Verbero. Bal. Quippini? Cal. Bustirape. Bal. Certo. Ps. Furcifer. Bal. Factum optume.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bustirapus | *bustirapī |
| Genitive | *bustirapī | *bustirapōrum |
| Dative | *bustirapō | *bustirapīs |
| Accusative | *bustirapum | *bustirapōs |
| Ablative | *bustirapō | *bustirapīs |
| Vocative | bustirape | *bustirapī |
References
- “bustirapus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bustirapus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Further reading
- “bustirapi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers