noun · masculinesecond declension
habrodiaetus
habrodiaetus m (genitive habrodiaetī)
Classical[ha.brɔ.diˈae̯.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.bro.diˈɛː.tus]
Meaning
- masculineepithet of the painter Parrhasius
namque et cognomina usurpavit habrodiaetum se appellando aliisque versibus principem artis et eam ab se consummatam, super omnia Apollinis se radice ortum et Herculem
23 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis historia 35.72
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | habrodiaetus | habrodiaetī |
| genitive | habrodiaetī | habrodiaetōrum |
| dative | habrodiaetō | habrodiaetīs |
| accusative | habrodiaetum | habrodiaetōs |
| ablative | habrodiaetō | habrodiaetīs |
| vocative | habrodiaete | habrodiaetī |
Habrŏdĭaetus, i, m., = Ἁβροδίαιτος (living delicately),
I. an epithet of the painter Parrhasius, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 71.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̔βροδῐ́αιτος (hăbrodĭ́aitos, “living delicately, effete,”). According to Pliny the Elder, the epithet was given to the painter Parrhasius by the artist himself.