fraus
fraus
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive, mislead”), with an uncertain phonetic development. However see also Sanskrit ध्रुति (dhruti, “deception”), द्रुह्यति (druhyati, “to deceive”) and Younger Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬝(drāuuaiiāt̰, “will deceive”), which (along with perhaps Proto-Germanic *draumaz (“dream”)) point to Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew-, which would have been extended as *dʰrew-d⁽ʰ⁾- at some point before Latin and also as *dʰrew-gʰ- in PIE times.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfrau̯s]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfrau̯s]
Noun
fraus f (genitive fraudis); third declension
- cheating, deceit, deception, fraud, guile, stratagem, trick, treachery, wiles
- Synonyms: dēceptiō, maleficium, perfidia, dolus, stratēgēma, ars
- delusion, error
- injury, hurt, harm
- Synonyms: damnum, dētrīmentum, incommoditās, calamitās, pauperiēs, maleficium, iniūria, noxa, vulnus
- bad or ill intent
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fraus | fraudēs |
| genitive | fraudis | fraudum
fraudium |
| dative | fraudī | fraudibus |
| accusative | fraudem | fraudēs |
| ablative | fraude | fraudibus |
| vocative | fraus | fraudēs |