Thesaurochrysonicochrysides

Latin

Alternative forms

Thensaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs (ante-classical)

Etymology

Coined by Plautus, from thesaurus (“treasure”) +‎ Chrȳsonīcus +‎ Chrȳsidēs

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /tʰeː.sau̯.ro.kʰryː.so.niː.koˈkʰryː.si.deːs/, [t̪ʰeːs̠äu̯rɔkʰryːs̠ɔniːkɔˈkʰryːs̠ɪd̪eːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.sau̯.ro.kri.so.ni.koˈkri.si.des/, [t̪es̬äu̯rokris̬onikoˈkriːs̬id̪es]

Proper noun

Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs m sg (genitive Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidis); third declension

(humorous) A nickname given to Theodoromedes, a character in Plautus’ Captivi.
- c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 285:
  Heg. Quid erat eī nōmen? Phil. Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs.
- c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 633:
  Heg. Fuitne huic pater Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs?

Declension

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References

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

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