"latrunculus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ɫaˈtrʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [laˈtruŋ.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ɫatˈrʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [latˈruŋ.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin latrō, latrōnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin latrunculus From latrō, latrōnis (“thief”) + -culus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|latrō<t:thief><alt:latrō, latrōnis>|-culus|text=+|title=latrunculus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin latrō, latrōnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin latrunculus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-kelos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-culus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "latrunculus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="latrunculus"> From latrō, latrōnis (“thief”) + -culus. Head templates: {{la-noun|latrunculus<2>}} latrunculus m (genitive latrunculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|latrunculus<2>}} Forms: latrunculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], latrunculus [nominative, singular], latrunculī [nominative, plural], latrunculī [genitive, singular], latrunculōrum [genitive, plural], latrunculō [dative, singular], latrunculīs [dative, plural], latrunculum [accusative, singular], latrunculōs [accusative, plural], latrunculō [ablative, singular], latrunculīs [ablative, plural], latruncule [singular, vocative], latrunculī [plural, vocative]
  1. highwayman, robber. Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: praedō, latrō, vargus
    Sense id: en-latrunculus-la-noun-qw-4Wevo
  2. a man in the Ancient Roman boardgame of ludus latrunculorum, extended to pieces in other games such as chess and draughts. Tags: declension-2, masculine
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Inflected forms

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