moechor

Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmoe̯.kʰor/, [ˈmoe̯kʰɔr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.kor/, [ˈmɛːkor]

Verb

moechor (present infinitive moechārī, perfect active moechātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

to commit adultery
- 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Exodus 20:14:
  Nōn moechāberis.
  Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Conjugation

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Related terms

moechīa

References

“moechor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“moechor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
moechor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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