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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Homēromastīx

Homēromastīx m sg (genitive Homēromastīgis or Homēromastīgos)
Classical[hɔ.meː.rɔˈmas.tiːks]Ecclesiastical[o.me.roˈmas.tiks]

Meaning

  1. an epithet of Zoilus: a Thracian grammarian who was a censorious critic of Homer
    Īnsequentibus annīs ā Macedoniā Zōilus, quī adoptāvit cognōmen, ut Homēromastīx vocitārētur, […]c. 80 BCE – 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 7.8.2

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHomēromastīx—
genitiveHomēromastīgis
Homēromastīgos		—
dativeHomēromastīgī—
accusativeHomēromastīgem
Homēromastīga		—
ablativeHomēromastīge—
vocativeHomēromastīx—

Hŏmērŏmastix, īgis, m., = Ὁμηρομάστιξ (Homer's scourge),
I. the censurer of Homer.
I. Lit., an epithet given to the critic Zoilus, Vitr. 7 praef.—
II. Transf., in gen., a censorious person: ut obiter caveam istos Homeromastigas, etc., Plin. H. N. praef. § 28.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρομᾰ́στῑξ (Homēromắstīx, Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) + μᾰ́στῑξ (mắstīx, “scourge”), literally “Homer's scourge”). Compare homēromastīges.

Quick answers

What does Homēromastīx mean in Latin?
Homēromastīx, a proper noun, means “an epithet of Zoilus: a Thracian grammarian who was a censorious critic of Homer”.
What is the genitive of Homēromastīx?
The genitive singular is Homēromastīgis. Homēromastīx is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Homēromastīx?
In classical Latin, [hɔ.meː.rɔˈmas.tiːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.me.roˈmas.tiks].