noun · masculinesecond declension
cȳphōnismus
cȳphōnismus m sg (genitive cȳphōnismī)
Meaning
- New Latincyphonism (method of punishment)
Scaphismum et cyphonismum, / Flammas atque rotas inducunt in pia Christi / Membra […]
To scaphism and cyphonism, / Fire and wheels they subject Christ’s pious / Members […]1606, Clarii Bonarscii Amphitheatrum Honoris […], page 323:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cȳphōnismus | — |
| genitive | cȳphōnismī | — |
| dative | cȳphōnismō | — |
| accusative | cȳphōnismum | — |
| ablative | cȳphōnismō | — |
| vocative | cȳphōnisme | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῡφωνισμός (kūphōnismós), from κῡ́φων (kū́phōn, “wooden collar, bent yoke”) + -ισμός (-ismós, abstract noun suffix). See English cyphonism for more.
Descendants
- Englishcyphonism
In English words that came into English from cȳphōnismus
- cyphonismcȳphōnismus