metaplasmus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός (metaplasmós).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mɛ.taˈpɫas.mʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [me.t̪aˈplaz.mus]

Noun

metaplasmus m (genitive metaplasmī); second declension

A grammatical change; an irregularity, metaplasm.
The transformation of prose text in form for metric or decorative purposes.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	metaplasmus	metaplasmī
genitive	metaplasmī	metaplasmōrum
dative	metaplasmō	metaplasmīs
accusative	metaplasmum	metaplasmōs
ablative	metaplasmō	metaplasmīs
vocative	metaplasme	metaplasmī

Descendants

Catalan: metaplasme
→ English: metaplasm
French: métaplasme
→ German: Metaplasmus
→ Occitan: metaplasme
Spanish: metaplasmo

References

“metaplasmus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
metaplasmus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.