proper noun · masculinethird declension
grammaticomastīx
grammaticomastīx m (genitive grammaticomastīgis)
Classical[ɡram.ma.tɪ.kɔˈmas.tiːks]Ecclesiastical[ɡram.ma.ti.koˈmas.tiks]
Meaning
- humorousa scourge of grammar and/or grammarians.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grammaticomastīx | grammaticomastīgēs |
| genitive | grammaticomastīgis | grammaticomastīgum |
| dative | grammaticomastīgī | grammaticomastīgibus |
| accusative | grammaticomastīgem grammaticomastīga | grammaticomastīgēs grammaticomastīgas |
| ablative | grammaticomastīge | grammaticomastīgibus |
| vocative | grammaticomastīx | grammaticomastīgēs |
grammătĭcŏmastix, īgis, m., = γραμματικομάστιξ,
I. a scourge (i. e. reviler, persecutor) of grammarians, Aus. Idyll. 12 in lemm.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γραμματικομάστῑξ (grammatikomástīx).