Dictionary forminsidiae, insidiarum(feminine plural)
Translation
ambush; plot, treachery
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | plural |
|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | insidiae |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | insidiae |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | insidias |
| Genitiveof | insidiarum |
| Dativeto, for | insidiis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | insidiis |
Examples
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An ambush had been prepared in the wood.
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They came into the enemy's ambush.
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By treachery they captured the king.
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The author of the plot was known to everyone.
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He long feared his brother's treachery.
Insidiae, insidiarum, f., is plural only. There is no singular insidia in normal use, so the verb with it is always plural and English has to supply "an ambush" from a Latin form that is grammatically several. In- plus sedeo: the men sitting in wait.
Concrete and abstract at the same time, the ambush itself and the treachery behind it, and the corpus uses both freely. "Insidias parare" or "collocare" is to lay one; "in insidiis esse" is to be lying in it; "per insidias" is by treachery. The adjective insidiosus and English insidious kept the abstract half and quietly dropped the soldiers in the trees, which is why the English word now describes a disease rather than an ambush.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 7: insidiae, desum, graviter and 7 more words.