proper noun · masculinethird declension
Ciceromastix
Ciceromastix m sg (genitive Ciceromastīgis or Ciceromastīgos)
Classical[kɪ.kɛ.rɔˈmas.tɪks]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃi.t͡ʃe.roˈmas.tiks]
Meaning
- masculinesingularName of a lampoon against Cicero, written by Gallus Asinius and Larcius Licinus.
Vt quidam fuerunt monstra hominum, quod de dis inmortalibus impias falsasque opiniones prodiderunt, ita nonnulli tam prodigiosi tamque vecordes exstiterunt, in quibus sunt Gallus Asinius et Larcius Licinus, cuius liber etiam fertur infando titulo Ciceromastix, […]
c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 17.1
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ciceromastix | — |
| genitive | Ciceromastīgis Ciceromastīgos | — |
| dative | Ciceromastīgī | — |
| accusative | Ciceromastīgem Ciceromastīga | — |
| ablative | Ciceromastīge | — |
| vocative | Ciceromastix | — |
Cĭcĕrŏmastix, īgis, m. (
I. the scourge of Cicero, a word formed after the Gr. Ὀμηρομάστιξ), a lampoon of Largius Licinius against Cicero, Gell. 17, 1, 1.
Origins
From Cicerō + -mastix, from μᾰ́στῐξ (mắstĭx, “scourge”).