noun · masculinethird declension
āleō
āleō m (genitive āleōnis)
Classical[ˈaː.ɫe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.le.o]
Meaning
- gambler, gamester
Quis hoc potest videre, quis potest pati, nisi impudicus et vorax et aleo Who can see this, who can stand it,
c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 29
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | āleō | āleōnēs |
| genitive | āleōnis | āleōnum |
| dative | āleōnī | āleōnibus |
| accusative | āleōnem | āleōnēs |
| ablative | āleōne | āleōnibus |
| vocative | āleō | āleōnēs |
ālĕo, ōnis, m. (rare, for the class. aleator),
I. a gamester, Naev. ap. Fest. 24:
impudicus et vorax et aleo, Cat. 29, 2; 6, 11; Tert. Fug. ap. Pers. 13.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
āleō ōnis, m
a gamester, Ct.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō, -ōn- Latin āleō From ālea (“die; game of dice”) + -ō, -ōn- (noun-forming suffix).