perduellis

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ duellum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /per.duˈel.lis/, [pɛrd̪uˈɛlːʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /per.duˈel.lis/, [perd̪uˈɛlːis]

Noun

perduellis f (genitive perduellis); third declension

1. public enemy
2. enemy (in time of war)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	perduellis	perduellēs
Genitive	perduellis	perduellium
Dative	perduellī	perduellibus
Accusative	perduellem	perduellēs perduellīs
Ablative	perduelle	perduellibus
Vocative	perduellis	perduellēs

References

• “perduellis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “perduellis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• perduellis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.