noun · masculinefirst declension
pultiphagōnidēs
pultiphagōnidēs m (genitive pultiphagōnidae)
Classical[pʊɫ.tɪ.pʰaˈɡoː.nɪ.deːs]Ecclesiastical[pul.ti.faˈɡɔː.ni.des]
Meaning
- humorousA porridge-eater
[…]latine Plautus Patruus Pultiphagonides.
c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 54
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pultiphagōnidēs | pultiphagōnidae |
| genitive | pultiphagōnidae | pultiphagōnidārum |
| dative | pultiphagōnidae | pultiphagōnidīs |
| accusative | pultiphagōnidēn | pultiphagōnidās |
| ablative | pultiphagōnidē | pultiphagōnidīs |
| vocative | pultiphagōnidē | pultiphagōnidae |
Pultĭphăgōnĭdes, ae, m. pultiphagus,
I. the pap-eater, a comically formed designation for an old Roman, who ate pap instead of bread (v. puls), Plaut. Poen. prol. 54.
Origins
From puls (“porridge”, oblique stem pulti) + phagō (“glutton”, oblique stem phagōn) + -idēs.