noun · masculinesecond declension
moechus
moechus m (genitive moechī, feminine moecha or Main:moechus or moechas)
Meaning
- masculinefornicator
- masculineadulterer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | moechus | moechī moechae |
| genitive | moechī moechae | moechōrum moechārum |
| dative | moechō moechae | moechīs |
| accusative | moechum moecham | moechōs |
| ablative | moechō | moechīs |
| vocative | moeche | moechī moechae |
† moechus, i, m., = μοιχός,
I. a fornicator, an adulterer:
magnus mulierum, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 180; Ter. And. 2, 1, 16; id. Eun. 5, 4, 35; Hor. C. 1, 25, 9; id. S. 2, 7, 13; 72; Juv. 9, 25; 14, 26 et saep.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
moechus ī, m
, μοιχός, a fornicator, adulterer, T., H., Iu.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).