noun · masculinefirst declension
rabula
rabula m (genitive rabulae)
Meaning
- masculinepettifogger (unscrupulous lawyer)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rabula | rabulae |
| genitive | rabulae | rabulārum |
| dative | rabulae | rabulīs |
| accusative | rabulam | rabulās |
| ablative | rabulā | rabulīs |
| vocative | rabula | rabulae |
răbŭla, ae, m. 1. rabo,
I. a brawling, wrangling advocate, a pettifogger (cf.:
clamator, declamator): non declamatorem aliquem de ludo aut rabulam de foro ... quaerimus, Cic. Or. 15, 47; with causidicus and proclamator, id. de Or. 1, 46. 202; with latrator, Quint. 12, 9, 12; cf. Fest. s. v. rava vox, p. 137 Müll.; Non. 26, 21; 60, 19.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rabula ae, m
RAB-, a brawling advocate, pettifogger .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ula Latin rabula From rabiō + -ula.
Descendants
- Italianrabula
- Portugueserábula
- Spanishrábula