tromocrata
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tromocratia, from Greek τρομοκρατία (tromokratía, “terrorism”), a calque of French terrorisme through Ancient Greek τρόμος (trómos, “trembling, fear”) and -κρατία (-kratía, “-cracy, rule”) (thus also producing Ancient Greek τρομόκρατης (tromókratēs, “terrorist”))
Noun[edit]
tromocrata m (genitive tromocratae); first declension
- (New Latin) terrorist, person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle
- Ephemeris (Lydia Ariminensis), Magnae Caedes Lutetiae Perpetrata Terrorem Fudit 17/11/2015:
- ...VII tromocratae perierunt, octavus effugit.
- ...seven terrorists died, the eighth fled.
- ...VII tromocratae perierunt, octavus effugit.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tromocrata | tromocratae |
Genitive | tromocratae | tromocratārum |
Dative | tromocratae | tromocratīs |
Accusative | tromocratam | tromocratās |
Ablative | tromocratā | tromocratīs |
Vocative | tromocrata | tromocratae |