noun · masculinefirst declension
tromocrata
tromocrata m (genitive tromocratae)
Meaning
- New Latinmasculineterrorist, person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle
...VII tromocratae perierunt, octavus effugit.
...seven terrorists died, the eighth fled.Ephemeris (Lydia Ariminensis), Magnae Caedes Lutetiae Perpetrata Terrorem Fudit 17/11/2015
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tromocrata | tromocratae |
| genitive | tromocratae | tromocratārum |
| dative | tromocratae | tromocratīs |
| accusative | tromocratam | tromocratās |
| ablative | tromocratā | tromocratīs |
| vocative | tromocrata | tromocratae |
Origins
From tromocratia, from Greek τρομοκρατία (tromokratía, “terrorism”), a calque of French terrorisme through Ancient Greek τρόμος (trómos, “trembling, fear”) and -κρατία (-kratía, “-cracy, rule”) (thus also producing Ancient Greek τρομόκρατης (tromókratēs, “terrorist”))