LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

apocolocyntōsis

apocolocyntōsis f (genitive apocolocyntōsis)
Classical[a.pɔ.kɔ.ɫɔ.kynˈtoː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[a.po.ko.lo.t͡ʃinˈtɔː.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. nonce wordpumpkinification, literally gourdification

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapocolocyntōsisapocolocyntōsēs
genitiveapocolocyntōsisapocolocyntōsium
dativeapocolocyntōsīapocolocyntōsibus
accusativeapocolocyntōsemapocolocyntōsēs
apocolocyntōsīs
ablativeapocolocyntōseapocolocyntōsibus
vocativeapocolocyntōsisapocolocyntōsēs

ăpŏcŏlŏcyntōsis, is, f., = ἀποκολοκύντωσις,
I. the Metamorphosis into a Pumpkin, the title of an insipid lampoon written by the philosopher Seneca upon Claudius Cæsar. who, acc. to this title, instead of being transformed to a god, is changed to a pumpkin; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. pp. 469 and 470; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 284, 7.

Origins

A word invented for use in the title of the work Apocolocyntosis (divi) Claudii, a satire on the apotheosis of Claudius. From Ancient Greek ἀποκολοκύντωσις (apokolokúntōsis), from κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís, “gourd”) by analogy with ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis).

Descendants
  • Englishpumpkinification
  • Frenchapocoloquintose

In English words that came into English from apocolocyntōsis

  • pumpkinificationapocolocyntōsis

Quick answers

What does apocolocyntōsis mean in Latin?
apocolocyntōsis, a noun, means “pumpkinification, literally gourdification”.
What is the genitive of apocolocyntōsis?
The genitive singular is apocolocyntōsis. apocolocyntōsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce apocolocyntōsis?
In classical Latin, [a.pɔ.kɔ.ɫɔ.kynˈtoː.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.po.ko.lo.t͡ʃinˈtɔː.s̬is].