vindicta

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Latin

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Etymology

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From vim dicare, or vindicō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vindicta f (genitive vindictae); first declension

  1. ceremonial staff used in manumission
    Synonym: festūca
  2. punishment, vengeance
    Synonyms: vindicātiō, poena, supplicium, pūnītiō, mercēs, pretium, animadversus, malum
    Familia Griffini ad modum cxl dolo optimatum Sratewi ceciderunt; in cuius vindicta rex Grifinus Demetiam et Stratewi devastavit...The family of Gruffydd to the measure of 140 [people] fell by treachery to the nobles of Ystrad Tywi; in punishment for which, King Gruffydd devastated Dyfed and Ystrad Tywi... (Annales Cambriae, B Text)
  3. redress, satisfaction
  4. a means of vindication

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vindicta vindictae
Genitive vindictae vindictārum
Dative vindictae vindictīs
Accusative vindictam vindictās
Ablative vindictā vindictīs
Vocative vindicta vindictae
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Descendants

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References

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  • vindicta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vindicta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vindicta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • vindicta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • vindicta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vindicta”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vindicta. Doublet of vendetta.

Noun

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vindicta f (plural vindictas)

  1. vengeance
    Synonym: venganza
    No importa cuan maña sea su voluntad de vindicta, a veces se debe conocer los límites propios
    It's not important how much good might flow from your wish for vengeance, sometimes you must know your limits

Further reading

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