metaplasmus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός (metaplasmos)

Noun

metaplasmus (genitive metaplasmī); m, second declension

1. A grammatical change; an irregularity, metaplasm.
2. The transformation of prose text in form for metric or decorative purposes.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	metaplasmus	metaplasmī
genitive	metaplasmī	metaplasmōrum
dative	metaplasmō	metaplasmīs
accusative	metaplasmum	metaplasmōs
ablative	metaplasmō	metaplasmīs
vocative	metaplasme	metaplasmī

Descendants

• English: metaplasm

References

• metaplasmus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879