libertus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *louðertos, *louðertā (whence also Faliscan loifirta), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-tos, *h₁lewdʰ-er-teh₂, from *h₁lewdʰeros (see līber), from *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow; people”). Equivalent to līber (“free”) + -tus (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /liːˈber.tus/, [lʲiːˈbɛrt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈber.tus/, [liˈbɛrt̪us]
Noun
lībertus m (genitive lībertī, feminine līberta); second declension
- A freedman, an emancipated person.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lībertus | lībertī |
| Genitive | lībertī | lībertōrum |
| Dative | lībertō | lībertīs |
| Accusative | lībertum | lībertōs |
| Ablative | lībertō | lībertīs |
| Vocative | līberte | lībertī |
Synonyms
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References
- “libertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “libertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- libertus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “libertus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “libertus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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