metaplasmus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός (metaplasmós).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /me.taˈplas.mus/, [mɛt̪äˈpɫ̪äs̠mʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.taˈplas.mus/, [met̪äˈpläzmus]

Noun edit

metaplasmus m (genitive metaplasmī); second declension

A grammatical change; an irregularity, metaplasm.
The transformation of prose text in form for metric or decorative purposes.

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	metaplasmus	metaplasmī
Genitive	metaplasmī	metaplasmōrum
Dative	metaplasmō	metaplasmīs
Accusative	metaplasmum	metaplasmōs
Ablative	metaplasmō	metaplasmīs
Vocative	metaplasme	metaplasmī

Descendants edit

English: metaplasm

References edit

“metaplasmus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
metaplasmus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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