metoecus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈtoe̯.kus/, [mɛˈt̪oe̯kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈte.kus/, [meˈt̪ɛːkus]
Noun edit
metoecus m (genitive metoecī); second declension
- a stranger dwelling in a city without citizenship
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | metoecus | metoecī |
Genitive | metoecī | metoecōrum |
Dative | metoecō | metoecīs |
Accusative | metoecum | metoecōs |
Ablative | metoecō | metoecīs |
Vocative | metoece | metoecī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “metoecus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- metoecus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette