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Latin
Etymology
Coined by Plautus, from a compound of thesaurus (“treasure”) + Chrȳsonīcus + Chrȳsidēs.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs m sg (genitive Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidis); third declension
- (humorous) A nickname given to Theodoromedes, a fictional character in Plautus' Captivi, in reference to his avarice and audacity.
c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE,
Plautus,
Captivi 285–633:
- Heg. Quid erat eī nōmen? Phil. Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs. Heg. Fuitne huic pater Thēsaurochrȳsonīcochrȳsidēs?
- Heg. What was his name? Phil. Thesaurochrysonicochrysides. Heg. Wasn’t his father called Thesaurochrysonicochrysides?
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
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