Ciceromastix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Cicerō + Ancient Greek μάστῑξ (mástīx, “scourge”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ki.ke.roˈmas.tiːks/, [kɪkɛrɔˈmäs̠t̪iːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃe.roˈmas.tiks/, [t͡ʃit͡ʃeroˈmäst̪iks]
Proper noun edit
Ciceromastīx m sg (genitive Ciceromastīgis); third declension
- name of a lampoon against Cicero, written by Gallus Asinius and Larcius Licinus.
- c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 17.1:
- Vt quidam fuerunt monstra hominum, quod de dis inmortalibus impias falsasque opiniones prodiderunt, ita nonnulli tam prodigiosi tamque vecordes exstiterunt, in quibus sunt Gallus Asinius et Larcius Licinus, cuius liber etiam fertur infando titulo Ciceromastix, […]
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ciceromastīx |
| Genitive | Ciceromastīgis |
| Dative | Ciceromastīgī |
| Accusative | Ciceromastīgem Ciceromastīga |
| Ablative | Ciceromastīge |
| Vocative | Ciceromastīx |
References edit
- “Cĭcĕrŏmastix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cĭcĕrŏmastīx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.