noun · neutersecond declension
plagium
plagium n (genitive plagiī or plagī)
Classical[ˈpɫa.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaː.d͡ʒi.um]
Meaning
- neutermanstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen as slaves
lēge Fabiā prohibētur servus, quī plagium admīsit, prō quō dominus poenam intulit, intrā decem annōs manūmittī.
3rd century CE, Iulius Paulus, Digesta Iustiniani 40.12
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | plagium | plagia |
| genitive | plagiī plagī | plagiōrum |
| dative | plagiō | plagiīs |
| accusative | plagium | plagia |
| ablative | plagiō | plagiīs |
| vocative | plagium | plagia |
plăgĭum, ii, n.,
I. man-stealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen as slaves, Dig. 48, 15, 6; 48, 15, 1.
Origins
Probably from or related to plaga (“hunting net”), thus originally meaning "a catching", from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to weave”). See also plectō (“to weave”).
Descendants
- Catalanplagi
- Italianplagio
- Portugueseplágio
- Spanishplagio
- Galicianplaxio
- Sicilianplaggiu
In English words that came into English from plagium
- plagiarizeplagiare
- plagiaryplagiarius
- plagiumplagium