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bustirapus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Coined by Plautus. From bustum (grave) +‎ rapiō (to snatch).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bustirapus m (genitive bustirapī); second declension

  1. (hapax, humorous, derogatory) graverobber, robber of tombs

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative bustirapus bustirapī
genitive bustirapī bustirapōrum
dative bustirapō bustirapīs
accusative bustirapum bustirapōs
ablative bustirapō bustirapīs
vocative bustirape bustirapī

References

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  • bustirapus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bustirapus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Further reading

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  • bustirapi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers