Thesaurochrysonicochrysides

Latin

Alternative forms

• Thensaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs (pre-Classical)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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

1. (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

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs
Genitive	Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidis
Dative	Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidī
Accusative	Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidem
Ablative	Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳside
Vocative	Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs

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.