latro

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-3) mercenary
2. (declension-3) highwayman; brigand, bandit; robber
3. (declension-3) chessman, pawn
4. (Classical-Latin, Late-Latin, declension-3, plural, plural-only) the game of latrunculi (somewhat similar to chess)

Verb

1. (conjugation-1) to bark, bay
2. (conjugation-1) to rant, bluster
3. (conjugation-1) to roar
4. (conjugation-1) to demand vehemently

Concepts

thief

bark

bandit

chess piece

hunter

rant

roar

robber

hired servant

mercenary soldier

runble

bay

brigand

Synonyms

fur

clepta

Translations

ladrão

dief

ladro

ladrón

hırsız

Dieb

voleur

lladre

لِصّ

κλέφτης

bordar

υλακτώ

γαβγίζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫa.troː]

Etymology

Disputed. Often hypothesized as from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂t- (“to grant; to possess”) or *leh₁-t- (“to let, grant, provide”), when compared with Ancient Greek λάτρις (látris, “hired servant”) and Proto-Germanic *lēþą (“ownership, possession”). However, Beekes rejects an Indo-European etymology on phonetic grounds and instead posits Pre-Greek origin for the Greek; he believes Latin latrō is rather borrowed from unattested Ancient Greek *λάτρων (*látrōn).