proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs
Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs m sg (genitive Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidae)
Classical[tʰeː.sau̯.rɔ.kʰryː.sɔ.niː.kɔˈkʰryː.sɪ.deːs]Ecclesiastical[te.s̬au̯.ro.kri.s̬o.ni.koˈkriː.s̬i.des]
Meaning
- humorousA nickname given to Theodoromedes: a fictional character in Plautus' play Captivi.
Heg. Quid erat eī nōmen? Phil. Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs.[…]Heg. Fuitne huic pater Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs? Heg. What was his name? Phil. Thesaurochrysonicochrysides. […] Heg. Was this person’s father Thesaurochrysonicochrysides?
c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 2.2.35–100
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs | — |
| genitive | Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidae Thensaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidae | — |
| dative | Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidae Thensaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidae | — |
| accusative | Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēn Thensaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēn | — |
| ablative | Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidē Thensaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidē | — |
| vocative | Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidē Thensaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidē | — |
Thēsaurŏchrȳsŏnīcochrȳsĭdes (Thens-), ae, m.,
I. a facetiously-formed proper name, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 35.
Origins
Coined by Plautus, from a compound of thesaurus (“treasure”) + Chrȳsonīcus + Chrȳsidēs.