dolus

English

Etymology

From Latin dolus (“deceit, trickery”); akin to Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “bait, ruse”). Compare dolose, dolosity.

Noun

dolus (uncountable)

1. (law) Evil intent: malice or fraud.

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References

• dolus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• Sudol, ludos

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “deception, trick”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.lus/, [ˈdɔ.ɫʊs]

Noun

dolus m (genitive dolī); second declension

1. trickery, deception

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dolus	dolī
genitive	dolī	dolōrum
dative	dolō	dolīs
accusative	dolum	dolōs
ablative	dolō	dolīs
vocative	dole	dolī

Derived terms

• dolōsus
• subdolus

Related terms

• dolōsē
• dolōsitās

Descendants

• Aromanian: dor
• Catalan: dol
• French: deuil, dol
• Friulian: dûl
• Italian: dolo, duolo
• Old French: duel

• Old Portuguese: doo
• Portuguese: dolo, dó
• Romanian: dor
• Spanish: dolo, duelo
• Venetian: diol

References

• dolus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dolus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• du Cange, Charles (1883), “dolus”, in G. A. Louis Henschel, Pierre Carpentier, Léopold Favre, editors, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (in Latin), Niort: L. Favre
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • by craft: per dolum (B. G. 4. 13)
    
  • by the aid of fraud and lies: dolis et fallaciis (Sall. Cat. 11. 2)
    

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Old Irish

Etymology

do- +‎ lés (compare solus)

Adjective

dolus

1. lightless, obscure

Descendants

• Irish: dolas