sociofraudus

Latin

FWOTD – 26 July 2016

Etymology

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

Noun

sociofraudus m (genitive sociofraudī); second declension

1. (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.