dentifrangibulus

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Plautus, seemingly from dentifrangibulum by personification and transfer from the neuter gender to the masculine, from dēns (“tooth”) +‎ frangō (“break”) +‎ -bulum.

Pronunciation

Noun

dentifrangibulus m (genitive dentifrangibulī); second declension

  1. (hapax legomenon, humorous) someone who breaks other people’s teeth; a tooth-breaker

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dentifrangibulus dentifrangibulī
genitive dentifrangibulī dentifrangibulōrum
dative dentifrangibulō dentifrangibulīs
accusative dentifrangibulum dentifrangibulōs
ablative dentifrangibulō dentifrangibulīs
vocative dentifrangibule dentifrangibulī

References

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