LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

barbarismus

barbarismus m (genitive barbarismī)
Classical[bar.baˈrɪs.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[bar.baˈriz.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculinerhetorica barbarism (a widespread violation of standard Latin morphophonology lacking written authority)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebarbarismusbarbarismī
genitivebarbarismībarbarismōrum
dativebarbarismōbarbarismīs
accusativebarbarismumbarbarismōs
ablativebarbarismōbarbarismīs
vocativebarbarismebarbarismī

barbărismus, i, m., = βαρβαρισμός,
I. an impropriety of speech, barbarism; esp. of pronunciation (acc. to Gell. 13, 6, 14; cf. id. 5, 20, 1, not in use before the Aug. per.; in Nigidius, instead of it, rusticus sermo), Quint. 1, 5, 5 sq.; Auct. Her. 4, 12, 17; Gell. l. l.; 5, 20, 4; Don. p. 1767 sq. P.; Charis. p. 237 sq.; id. Diom. p. 446 sq. P. al.; cf. the foll.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρβᾰρισμός (barbărismós), equivalent to barbarus + -ismus, originally referring to a feature of non-native, 'barbarian' speech. First attested in the Rhetorica ad Herennium.

Descendants
  • Englishbarbarism
  • GermanBarbarismus
  • Frenchbarbarisme
  • Italianbarbarismo
  • Portuguesebarbarismo
  • Romanianbarbarism
  • Spanishbarbarismo

Quick answers

What does barbarismus mean in Latin?
barbarismus, a noun, means “a barbarism (a widespread violation of standard Latin morphophonology lacking written authority)”.
What is the genitive of barbarismus?
The genitive singular is barbarismī. barbarismus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce barbarismus?
In classical Latin, [bar.baˈrɪs.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bar.baˈriz.mus].