miscix

Latin

Alternative forms
  • mixcīx, mittīx (the reading of this word is uncertain)

Etymology

Possibly from misceō (“mix”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmis.kiːks/, [ˈmɪs.kiːks]

Adjective

miscīx (genitive miscīcis); third declension

  1. (hapax legomenon) flibbertigibbet, who does not do things half-way, who does not do things without a constant curve
    • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 45.6:
      Non est miscix. ferrum optimum daturus est, sine fuga, carnarium in medio, ut amphitheater videat.
      He is no flibbertigibbet, he will give the best fight, without flight, a carnage in the middle, so that the whole amphitheater will see it.

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative miscīx miscīx miscīcēs miscīcia
Genitive miscīcis miscīcis miscīcium miscīcium
Dative miscīcī miscīcī miscīcibus miscīcibus
Accusative miscīcem miscīx miscīcēs miscīcia
Ablative miscīcī miscīcī miscīcibus miscīcibus
Vocative miscīx miscīx miscīcēs miscīcia

References
  • miscix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • miscix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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