LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sȳcophantia

sȳcophantia f (genitive sȳcophantiae)
Classical[syː.kɔˈpʰan.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[si.koˈfan.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. countablea cunning, deceit, trick
    neque puduit eum id aetatis sycophantiasc. 209 BCE, Plautus, Asinaria 1.1.55–56
    Adiit ad nos extemplo exiens; salutat, respondemus. ― Mortalis malos,c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 3.3.38–40

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesȳcophantiasȳcophantiae
genitivesȳcophantiaesȳcophantiārum
dativesȳcophantiaesȳcophantiīs
accusativesȳcophantiamsȳcophantiās
ablativesȳcophantiāsȳcophantiīs
vocativesȳcophantiasȳcophantiae

sȳcŏphantī^a (sūc-), ae, f., = συκοφαντια,
I. craft, cunning, deceit; sing.: sucophantia atque doli, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 70; id. Poen. 3, 3, 41; id. Mil. 3, 1, 172. — Plur., Plaut. As. 1, 1, 56; 3, 2, 2; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 88; id. Ps. 1, 5, 159; id. Pers. 2, 5, 24.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek σῦκον(sûkon)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  5. Ancient Greek φαίνω(phaínō)
  6. Latinsȳcophantia

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰ́ντης (sūkophắntēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ (sūkophăntĭ́ā)bor. Latin sȳcophantia Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ (sūkophăntĭ́ā).

In English words that came into English from sȳcophantia

  • sycophancysȳcophantia

Quick answers

What does sȳcophantia mean in Latin?
sȳcophantia, a noun, means “a cunning, deceit, trick”.
What is the genitive of sȳcophantia?
The genitive singular is sȳcophantiae. sȳcophantia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sȳcophantia?
In classical Latin, [syː.kɔˈpʰan.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [si.koˈfan.t͡si.a].
Where does sȳcophantia come from?
Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon) → Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti → Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō → Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) → Latin sȳcophantia.