Dictionary formfoedus, foederis(neuter)
Translation
treaty, agreement; alliance
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | foedus | foedera |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | foedus | foedera |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | foedus | foedera |
| Genitiveof | foederis | foederum |
| Dativeto, for | foederi | foederibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | foedere | foederibus |
Examples
.
They made a treaty with the enemy.
rupta .
The treaties have been broken.
confirmata .
The peace was confirmed by a treaty.
.
The king refused to keep the treaty.
finitur.
Without a treaty the war does not end.
Foedus, foederis is third declension neuter. The verbs that go with it are facere, icere and above all ferire: foedus ferire, "to strike a treaty", from the pig that was struck down when the oath was sworn. The other party takes cum with the ablative.
The trap is a genuine homograph. There is a second foedus, foeda, foedum, an adjective meaning "foul, filthy, shameful", declining like bonus and unrelated to the noun. The nominative and accusative singular are identical; everything else separates them, since the noun's genitive is foederis and the adjective's is foedi. A foedum foedus is a shameful treaty, and Roman writers enjoyed that far more than they should have. English takes federal, federation and confederate from the noun, all through the stem foeder-.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 1: foedus, ibidem, mora and 6 more words.