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hypocrita

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs).

Noun

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hypocrita m (genitive hypocritae); first declension

  1. mimic (mime artist)
  2. hypocrite

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hypocrita hypocritae
genitive hypocritae hypocritārum
dative hypocritae hypocritīs
accusative hypocritam hypocritās
ablative hypocritā hypocritīs
vocative hypocrita hypocritae

Descendants

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  • Catalan: hipòcrita
  • French: hypocrite
  • Italian: ipocrita
  • Portuguese: hipócrita
  • Spanish: hipócrita

References

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