noun · neutersecond declension
pseudothyrum
pseudothyrum n (genitive pseudothyrī)
Classical[psɛu̯ˈdɔ.tʰy.rũː]Ecclesiastical[pseu̯ˈdɔː.ti.rum]
Meaning
- neutera secret door; back door; private entrance; postern gate
- figurativelyneutera secret manner
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pseudothyrum | pseudothyra |
| genitive | pseudothyrī | pseudothyrōrum |
| dative | pseudothyrō | pseudothyrīs |
| accusative | pseudothyrum | pseudothyra |
| ablative | pseudothyrō | pseudothyrīs |
| vocative | pseudothyrum | pseudothyra |
pseudŏthўrum, i, n., = ψευδόθυρον.
I. Lit., a backdoor, private entrance, postern-gate:
palatii, Amm. 14, 1, 3; Oros. 7, 6 fin.—II. Trop., a secret manner:
(nummi) per pseudothyrum revertantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 20, § 50: non janua receptis, sed pseudothyro intromissis voluptatibus, id. Red. in Sen. 6, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pseudothyrum ī, n
, ψευδότηυρον, a backdoor, secret entrance: (nummi) per pseudothyrum revertantur, i. e. secretly.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψευδόθῠρον (pseudóthŭron).