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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Ciceromastix

Ciceromastix m sg (genitive Ciceromastīgis or Ciceromastīgos)
Classical[kɪ.kɛ.rɔˈmas.tɪks]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃi.t͡ʃe.roˈmas.tiks]

Meaning

  1. 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

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCiceromastix—
genitiveCiceromastīgis
Ciceromastīgos
—
dativeCiceromastīgī—
accusativeCiceromastīgem
Ciceromastīga
—
ablativeCiceromastīge—
vocativeCiceromastix—

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”).

Quick answers

What does Ciceromastix mean in Latin?
Ciceromastix, a proper noun, means “Name of a lampoon against Cicero, written by Gallus Asinius and Larcius Licinus.”.
What is the genitive of Ciceromastix?
The genitive singular is Ciceromastīgis. Ciceromastix is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Ciceromastix?
In classical Latin, [kɪ.kɛ.rɔˈmas.tɪks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃi.t͡ʃe.roˈmas.tiks].