sociofraudus

Latin

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Etymology

Coined by Plautus. From socius (“friend”) +‎ fraudō (“to cheat”).

Noun

*sociofraudus m (genitive *sociofraudī); second declension

(hapax, 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.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	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

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