LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

sȳcophanta

sȳcophanta m (genitive sȳcophantae)
Classical[syː.kɔˈpʰan.ta]Ecclesiastical[si.koˈfan.ta]

Meaning

  1. a snitch, informant
  2. a slanderer
  3. a trickster

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesȳcophantasȳcophantae
genitivesȳcophantaesȳcophantārum
dativesȳcophantaesȳcophantīs
accusativesȳcophantamsȳcophantās
ablativesȳcophantāsȳcophantīs
vocativesȳcophantasȳcophantae

sȳcŏphanta (sūc-), ae, m., = συκοφάντης (orig. a fig-informer, i. e. one who informed against those who exported figs from Attica contrary to law; hence, in gen.),
I. an informer, tale-bearer, backbiter, slanderer; a deceiver, trickster, cheat (anteand post-class.; cf.: calumniator, quadruplator).
I. Lit.: sucophanta et subdolus, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 72; id. Curc. 4, 1, 2; id. Men. 2, 2, 10; 5, 9, 28 al.; Ter. And. 4, 5, 20; 5, 4, 16; Gell. 14, 1, 32.—
II. Transf., a cunning flatterer, parasite, sycophant (syn.: planus, scurra), Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 8; id. Men. 2, 1, 35; Prud. Apoth. 35.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs, “slanderer”), from σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to show”).

Descendants
  • Catalansicofanta
  • Catalansicofant
  • Englishsycophant
  • Frenchsycophante
  • Italiansicofante
  • Portuguesesicofanta
  • Romaniansicofant
  • Spanishsicofanta
  • Spanishsicofante

In English words that came into English from sȳcophanta

  • sycophantsȳcophanta

Quick answers

What does sȳcophanta mean in Latin?
sȳcophanta, a noun, means “a snitch, informant; a slanderer; a trickster”.
What is the genitive of sȳcophanta?
The genitive singular is sȳcophantae. sȳcophanta is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sȳcophanta?
In classical Latin, [syː.kɔˈpʰan.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [si.koˈfan.ta].