insidiae

Latin

Etymology

From īnsideō ("to sit in, upon").

Noun

īnsidiae f pl (genitive īnsidiārum); first declension

(usually in the plural) ambush
(usually in the plural) artifice, plot, snare

References

insidiae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
insidiae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
insidiae in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
insidiae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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