proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Artotrōgus
Artotrōgus m sg (genitive Artotrōgī)
Meaning
- the name of a parasite ("person who eats at the table of another") in Plautus' play Miles Gloriosus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Artotrōgus | — |
| genitive | Artotrōgī | — |
| dative | Artotrōgō | — |
| accusative | Artotrōgum | — |
| ablative | Artotrōgō | — |
| vocative | Artotrōge | — |
Artō^trōgus, i, m. ἄρτοσ-τρώγω, bread-gnawer,
I. the name of a parasite in Plaut. Mil.
Origins
Literally "bread-gnawer", Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, “bread”) + τρώγω (trṓgō, “to gnaw, to eat”).