Helvetiomastix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Helvētius (“Swiss”) + Ancient Greek μάστῑξ (mástīx, “scourge”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hel.u̯eː.ti.oˈmas.tiːks/, [hɛɫ̪u̯eːt̪iɔˈmäs̠t̪iːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /el.vet.t͡si.oˈmas.tiks/, [elvet̪ː͡s̪ioˈmäst̪iks]
Noun edit
Helvētiomastīx m (genitive Helvētiomastīgis); third declension
- (Renaissance Latin, hapax) a scourge of the Swiss.
- 1517, Corpus Reformatorum[1], volume 94, published 1911, page 64:
- Si ergo Vinphelingii, hoc est Helvetiomastigis, soliloquio cares, fac sciam.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Helvētiomastīx | Helvētiomastīgēs |
| Genitive | Helvētiomastīgis | Helvētiomastīgum |
| Dative | Helvētiomastīgī | Helvētiomastīgibus |
| Accusative | Helvētiomastīgem Helvētiomastīga |
Helvētiomastīgēs Helvētiomastīgas |
| Ablative | Helvētiomastīge | Helvētiomastīgibus |
| Vocative | Helvētiomastīx | Helvētiomastīgēs |
References edit
- Helvetiomastix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016