bustirapus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Coined by Plautus. From bustum (grave) +‎ rapiō (to snatch).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bustirapus m (genitive bustirapī); second declension

  1. (hapax, humorous, derogatory) graverobber, robber of tombs

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bustirapus bustirapī
Genitive bustirapī bustirapōrum
Dative bustirapō bustirapīs
Accusative bustirapum bustirapōs
Ablative bustirapō bustirapīs
Vocative bustirape bustirapī

References

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  • bustirapus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bustirapus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Further reading

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  • bustirapi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers