miscix
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly a neologism from miscēre (“to mix”). Cf. the classically indeclinable nūgās, nūgāx (“incompetent, bungling”) and another hapax, miscelliō (“an irresolute, fickle person”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmis.kiːks/, [ˈmɪs̠kiːks̠] or IPA(key): /ˈmis.kiks/, [ˈmɪs̠kɪks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmiʃ.ʃiks/, [ˈmiʃːiks]
Noun[edit]
miscī̆x m or f (indeclinable)
- (hapax, neologism, dubious) Someone who does things half-way or improperly.
Usage notes[edit]
The form and prosody, meaning, usage and even grammatical category of this word are all uncertain.
References[edit]
- “mixcix” on page 1233 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
- “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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