calamister
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Collateral form of calamistrum. For sense two, compare cincinnus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ka.ɫaˈmɪs.tɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka.laˈmis.t̪er]
Noun
calamister m (genitive calamistrī); second declension
- curling iron, curling tongs
- (figuratively) an oratorical ornament too artificial, excessive or elaborate
- Synonym: cincinnus
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calamister | calamistrī |
| genitive | calamistrī | calamistrōrum |
| dative | calamistrō | calamistrīs |
| accusative | calamistrum | calamistrōs |
| ablative | calamistrō | calamistrīs |
| vocative | calamister | calamistrī |
Related terms
References
- “calamister”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “calamister”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- calamister in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.