LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

soloecismus

soloecismus m (genitive soloecismī)
Classical[sɔ.ɫoe̯ˈkɪs.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[so.leˈt͡ʃiz.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesolecism (error in the use of language)
  2. broadlymasculinefault, vice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesoloecismussoloecismī
genitivesoloecismīsoloecismōrum
dativesoloecismōsoloecismīs
accusativesoloecismumsoloecismōs
ablativesoloecismōsoloecismīs
vocativesoloecismesoloecismī

sŏloecismus (sŏlĭcismus, Aus. Epigr. 138), i, m., = σολοικισμός.
I. Lit., a grammatical fault in the construction of a sentence, a solecism (cf. stribligo): vitia in sermone, quo minus is Latinus sit, duo possunt esse: soloecismus et barbarismus. Soloecismus est, cum in verbis pluribus consequens verbum superiori non accommodatur. Barbarismus est, cum verbum aliquod vitiose effertur, Auct. Her. 4, 12, 17; cf. Sinn. Capito ap. Gell. 5, 20, 1 (who called it, in pure Latin, imparilitas); Quint. 1, 5, 16; 1, 5, 36 sq.; Sen. Suas. 2, § 13; Gell. 1, 7, 3; Juv. 6, 452; Aus. Epigr. 138; Tert. adv. Nat. 1, 3.—
II. Transf., a fault, in gen., Mart. 11, 19, 2: apud Christianos soloecismus est magnus et vitium, turpe quid vel narrare vel facere, Hier. in Helv. 16.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σολοικῐσμός (soloikĭsmós).

In English words that came into English from soloecismus

  • solecismsoloecismus

Quick answers

What does soloecismus mean in Latin?
soloecismus, a noun, means “solecism (error in the use of language); fault, vice”.
What is the genitive of soloecismus?
The genitive singular is soloecismī. soloecismus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce soloecismus?
In classical Latin, [sɔ.ɫoe̯ˈkɪs.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [so.leˈt͡ʃiz.mus].