noun · masculinesecond declension
aretālogus
aretālogus m (genitive aretālogī)
Meaning
- prattler, babbler
- boaster
- storyteller
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aretālogus | aretālogī |
| genitive | aretālogī | aretālogōrum |
| dative | aretālogō | aretālogīs |
| accusative | aretālogum | aretālogōs |
| ablative | aretālogō | aretālogīs |
| vocative | aretāloge | aretālogī |
ărĕtālŏgus, i, m., = ἀρεταλόγος,
I. a prattler about virtue, a babbler, boaster; in gen. of a Cynic or Stoic, Suet. Aug. 74 Casaub.:
mendax aretalogus, Juv. 15, 16; cf. ethologus.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aretālogus ī, m
, ἀρεταλόγος, a prattler about virtue: mendax, Iu.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἀρεταλόγος (aretalógos).