noun · neutersecond declension
latrōnicium
latrōnicium n (genitive latrōniciī or latrōnicī)
Meaning
- Late Latinrobbery, theft, larceny
Et quia multorum insania convaluerit malis pro inmanitate scelerum digna reddantur. Id ergo decretum est ut apud quemcumque post interdictum latronicium conprobatur vitae incurrat periculum.
And since criminal excesses have gained in force lately, let the offenders face what is appropriate for the enormity of their deeds. It is therefore decreed that anyone who is proven to have committed larceny after this decree incurs the death penalty.Ca. 500, Lex Salica, Pactus pro tenore pacis dominorum Childeberti et Chlotarii regis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | latrōnicium | latrōnicia |
| genitive | latrōniciī latrōnicī | latrōniciōrum |
| dative | latrōniciō | latrōniciīs |
| accusative | latrōnicium | latrōnicia |
| ablative | latrōniciō | latrōniciīs |
| vocative | latrōnicium | latrōnicia |
Origins
Metathesis of Classical Latin latrōcinium, perhaps influenced by other legal terms ending in -icium, such as iūdicium (“trial, sentence”). Possibly a restructuring based on latrōn- (“thief”) + -icium.
Latin-influenced forms
- Catalanlladronici
- Occitanlaironicifrom Old Occitan laironici
- Occitanlatronicifrom Old Occitan laironici
- Occitanladronicifrom Old Occitan laironici
- Spanishladronicio
- Old Navarro-Aragoneseladroniçio
Popular forms
- Italianladronecciofrom Old Italian latroneccio
- Old Frenchlarnes
- Old Frenchlarronesse
- Old Lombardlaroneçço