latinorum

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). The plural genitive ending is to make the word sound more Latin. Popularized by Alessandro Manzoni in The Betrothed (see quotations).

• IPA^(key): /la.tiˈnɔ.rum/
• Rhymes: -ɔrum
• Hyphenation: la‧ti‧nò‧rum

latinorum m (invariable)

1. (chiefly humorous) the usage of Latin, aimed at not being understood
   • 1840–1842, Alessandro Manzoni, chapter II, in I promessi sposi‎, Milan: Guglielmini e Redaelli, published in I promessi sposi - Storia della colonna infame:

     “Si piglia ella giuoco di me? Che vuol’ella ch’io faccia del suo latinorum?” ¶ “Dunque, se non sapete le cose, abbiate pazienza, e rimettetevene a chi le sa.”

     "Are you mocking me? What am I supposed to do with your Latin gibberish?" ¶ "Then, if you don't understand things, be patient, and rely on those who do."

2. (by extension) mumbo jumbo

   Synonym: (colloquial) supercazzola

• latinorum in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

latīnōrum

1. genitive masculine/neuter plural of latīnus