hostis

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (guest, stranger), whence also Proto-Germanic *gastiz and Proto-Slavic *gostь.

Noun [edit]

hostis (genitive hostis); m, third declension

  1. an enemy of the state, a stranger
  2. (plural only) the enemy

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative hostis hostēs
genitive hostis hostium
dative hostī hostibus
accusative hostem hostēs 1
ablative hoste hostibus
vocative hostis hostēs

1 May also be hostīs.

Descendants [edit]