saplutus

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

zaplutus (emendation)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italiote Ancient Greek ζάπλουτος (záploutos, “very rich”), for δια- (dia-) + πλοῦτος (ploûtos). Attested once in this use in Petronius' Satyricon, and as a name in inscriptions. Said to have been current in Italian Greek dialects.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /saˈpluː.tus/, [s̠äˈpɫ̪uːt̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈplu.tus/, [säˈpluːt̪us]

Adjective edit

saplūtus (feminine saplūta, neuter saplūtum); first/second-declension adjective

(hapax, colloquial) very rich, filthy rich
Synonyms: praedīves, perdīves

Antonyms: inops, egēns, perpauper

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	saplūtus	saplūta	saplūtum	saplūtī	saplūtae	saplūta
Genitive	saplūtī	saplūtae	saplūtī	saplūtōrum	saplūtārum	saplūtōrum
Dative	saplūtō	saplūtae	saplūtō	saplūtīs
Accusative	saplūtum	saplūtam	saplūtum	saplūtōs	saplūtās	saplūta
Ablative	saplūtō	saplūtā	saplūtō	saplūtīs
Vocative	saplūte	saplūta	saplūtum	saplūtī	saplūtae	saplūta

Derived terms edit

Saplūtus, Saplūtius

Proper noun edit

saplūtus m

Alternative letter-case form of Saplūtus.

References edit

J. N. Adams (2007 December 13) The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC - AD 600‎^[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 438-439