LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

typoglypta

typoglypta m (genitive typoglyptae)
Classical[ty.pɔˈɡlyp.ta]Ecclesiastical[ti.poˈɡlip.ta]

Meaning

  1. New Latinmasculinetypecutter
    Chalcographus. Impreſſor, cuſor librorum. Bibliographus. Typoglypta. Excuſor, qui doctos libros ære loquace parit. Chalcographæ artis magiſter.1618, Melchior Weinrichius, “Typographus, Buchdrucker.”, in Josephus Clauderus, editor, Ærarium Poëticum, seventh edition, Francofurtum: Hæredes Thomæ Matthiæ Götzii, published 1677, page 20/1:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetypoglyptatypoglyptae
genitivetypoglyptaetypoglyptārum
dativetypoglyptaetypoglyptīs
accusativetypoglyptamtypoglyptās
ablativetypoglyptātypoglyptīs
vocativetypoglyptatypoglyptae

Origins

Latin typus + Ancient Greek γλῠ́πτης (glŭ́ptēs)

Quick answers

What does typoglypta mean in Latin?
typoglypta, a noun, means “typecutter”.
What is the genitive of typoglypta?
The genitive singular is typoglyptae. typoglypta is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce typoglypta?
In classical Latin, [ty.pɔˈɡlyp.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ti.poˈɡlip.ta].