Thesaurochrysonicochrysides

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined by Plautus, from a compound of thesaurus (“treasure”) +‎ Chrȳsonīcus +‎ Chrȳsidēs.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs m sg (genitive Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidae); first declension

  1. (humorous) A nickname given to Theodoromedes: a fictional character in Plautus' play Captivi.
    • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 285–633:
      Heg. Quid erat eī nōmen? Phil. Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs. […] Heg. Fuitne huic pater Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs?
      Heg. What was his name? Phil. Thesaurochrysonicochrysides. […] Heg. Was this person’s father Thesaurochrysonicochrysides?

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

singular
nominative Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs
genitive Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidae
dative Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidae
accusative Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēn
ablative Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidē
vocative Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidē

References

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