poppysma

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόππυσμα (póppusma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /popˈpys.ma/, [pɔpˈpʏs̠mä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /popˈpis.ma/, [popˈpizmä]

Noun

poppysma n (genitive poppysmatis); third declension

1. tut tut (clicking with the tongue or lips in approbation)

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	poppysma	poppysmata
genitive	poppysmatis	poppysmatum
dative	poppysmatī	poppysmatibus
accusative	poppysma	poppysmata
ablative	poppysmate	poppysmatibus
vocative	poppysma	poppysmata

Related terms

• poppysmus
• poppyzōn

References

• “poppysma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “poppysma”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• poppysma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.