hamaxostichus
Latin
Etymology
Coined in the 20th century from Ancient Greek ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “waggon”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “a row or file (of soldiers)”, “a line (of poetry)”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ha.makˈsos.ti.kʰus/, [ha.makˈsɔs.tɪ.kʰʊs]
Noun
hamaxostichus m (genitive hamaxostichi); second declension
- (New Latin) a train
- 1994, Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, Latinitas, page 318:
- Die II mensis Novembris ad oppidum Duranka, haud procul ab urbe Lycopoli ( Asyut vel Assiut) in Superiore Aegypto positum, hamaxostichus, benzini exceptoria vehens, exorbitavit, quod via ferrata, magnis pluviis mollita, consederat.
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- 1996, George Capellanus; Peter Needham, Latin Can Be Fun, →ISBN, page 83:
- nonne hamaxostichus Birminghamiensis advenit?
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- 1999, Michael Bond, Ursus nomine Paddington [A Bear by the Name of Paddington], page 83:
- dum loquitur ululatu machinae vectoriae iuxta crepidinem instructae sublato hamaxostichus movebatur.
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Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hamaxostichus | hamaxostichī |
| Genitive | hamaxostichī | hamaxostichōrum |
| Dative | hamaxostichō | hamaxostichīs |
| Accusative | hamaxostichum | hamaxostichōs |
| Ablative | hamaxostichō | hamaxostichīs |
| Vocative | hamaxostiche | hamaxostichī |
Synonyms
- tramen