sodomia

Forms

sodomia f (genitive sodomiae); first declension^[1][2] Köbler and Dvoretsky mark the ⟨i⟩ long, sodomīa, while Conte has sodomĭa.^[2][3][1]

Etymology

It is from Latin Sodoma + -ia,^[4][2] after the city of Sodom;^[5] Late Latin had the name as ⟨Sodoma⟩, from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma).^[5]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is Late Latin;^[1][4] the first author the dictionaries cite is Gregory the Great, in his letters.^[1][2]

Semantic evolution

Ecclesiastical and Medieval Latin used it for sodomy,^[6][3] a form of sexual intercourse regarded as unnatural or immoral, especially between men;^[4] British chronicles and the Lollard Conclusions have it.^[4] Italian sodomia continues the Late Latin word.^[1]

Timeline

• 540–604 AD – Gregory the Great uses it in a letter.^[1][2]

Meanings

Noun

1. (Late Latin) Sodomy.^[1][6][4]

Related words

• Sodoma
• Sodomīta
• English sodomy

References

1. ^ a b c d e f g Conte, Gian Biagio; Pianezzola, Emilio; Ranucci, Giuliano (2010), il Latino: Vocabolario della lingua latina, 3rd ed., Florence: Le Monnier
2. ^ a b c d e Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
3. ^ a b Dvoretsky, I. Kh. (1976), Latinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Latin–Russian Dictionary], 2nd ed., Moscow: Russkij jazyk
4. ^ a b c d e Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press
5. ^ a b Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
6. ^ a b Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson