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noun · femininethird declension

floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiō

floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiō f (genitive floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnis)
Classical[fɫɔk.kiː.nau̯.kiː.ni.(ɦ)ɪ.liː.pɪ.liː.fɪˈkaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[flot.t͡ʃi.nau̯.t͡ʃi.ni.ki.li.pi.li.fiˈkat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. New Latinhumorousfloccinaucinihilipilification
    floccinaucinihilipilificatio – locutio Plautina qua, meo quidem iudicio, nimis raro utimur.floccinaucinihilipilificatio – a Plautian word which, in my opinion, we use too seldom.1963, Harry C. Schnur, “In Stultitiam Satura”, in Carmina certaminis poetici Hoeufftiani, page 68:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōfloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnēs
genitivefloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnisfloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnum
dativefloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnīfloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnibus
accusativefloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnemfloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnēs
ablativefloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnefloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnibus
vocativefloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōfloccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnēs

Origins

Latinization of English floccinaucinihilipilification.

Quick answers

What does floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiō mean in Latin?
floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiō, a noun, means “floccinaucinihilipilification”.
What is the genitive of floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiō?
The genitive singular is floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiōnis. floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce floccīnaucīnihilīpilīficātiō?
In classical Latin, [fɫɔk.kiː.nau̯.kiː.ni.(ɦ)ɪ.liː.pɪ.liː.fɪˈkaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [flot.t͡ʃi.nau̯.t͡ʃi.ni.ki.li.pi.li.fiˈkat.t͡si.o].