causidicus

Latin

Etymology

causa +‎ -dicus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kau̯ˈsi.di.kus/, [käu̯ˈs̠ɪd̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kau̯ˈsi.di.kus/, [käu̯ˈsiːd̪ikus]

Noun

causidicus m (genitive causidicī); second declension

1. lawyer, attorney
   • 106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, de oratore 1.202:

     Nōn enim causidicum nescioquem neque clāmātōrem aut rabulam hōc sermōne nostrō conquīrimus, sed eum virum, quī [...] sit ejus artis antistes [...]

   • 86 CE – 103 CE, Martial, Epigrammata 5.33:

     Carpere causidicus fertur mea carmina: quī sit
     nesciō; sī scierō, vae tibi, causidice.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	causidicus	causidicī
Genitive	causidicī	causidicōrum
Dative	causidicō	causidicīs
Accusative	causidicum	causidicōs
Ablative	causidicō	causidicīs
Vocative	causidice	causidicī