hostis

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) an enemy of the state, an enemy, a hostile, opponent, foe
2. (declension-3, feminine, masculine, plural, plural-only) the enemy

Sinonieme

hospes

colluctator

inimicus

inimīcus

adversarius

hostēs

Vertalings

enemy

ennemi

Feind

inimigo

vijand

enemigo

nemico

enemic

foe

invité

Gast

guest

ospite

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈhɔs.tɪs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *hostis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”), whence also Proto-Germanic *gastiz (English guest) and Proto-Slavic *gostь. Varro (de lingua latina 5.4) confirms this: tum eō verbō dīcēbant peregrīnum …, nunc dīcunt eum quem tum dīcēbant perduellem. ("Back then this word meant a stranger, today it means the same as perduellis - an enemy of the state.").