LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

chiasmus

chiasmus m (genitive chiasmī)
Classical[kʰiˈas.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[kiˈaz.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculinemarking with an X

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechiasmuschiasmī
genitivechiasmīchiasmōrum
dativechiasmōchiasmīs
accusativechiasmumchiasmōs
ablativechiasmōchiasmīs
vocativechiasmechiasmī

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek χῖ(khî)
  2. Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω(-ắzō)
  3. Ancient Greek χῑᾰ́ζω(khīắzō)
  4. Ancient Greek -μός(-mós)
  5. Latinchiasmus

Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós)bor. Latin chiasmus Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós), from χῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō, “to mark with an X”) + -μός (-mós).

Descendants
  • Catalanquiasme
  • Englishchiasmus
  • Englishchiasm
  • Frenchchiasme
  • GermanChiasmus
  • Italianchiasmo
  • Romanianchiasm
  • Spanishquiasmo
  • Polishchiazm
  • TranslingualChiasmus

In English words that came into English from chiasmus

  • chiasmuschiasmus

Quick answers

What does chiasmus mean in Latin?
chiasmus, a noun, means “marking with an X”.
What is the genitive of chiasmus?
The genitive singular is chiasmī. chiasmus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce chiasmus?
In classical Latin, [kʰiˈas.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kiˈaz.mus].
Where does chiasmus come from?
Ancient Greek χῖ (khî) → Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) → Ancient Greek χῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō) → Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) → Latin chiasmus.