auceps syllabarum

== Latin == === Etymology === From auceps (“bird-catcher”) + syllabārum (“of syllables”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈau̯.kɛps syl.laˈbaː.rũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaːu̯.t͡ʃeps sil.laˈbaː.rum] === Noun === auceps syllabārum m (genitive aucupis syllabārum); third declension (derogatory, humorous, hapax legomenon) a person who quibbles over words, argues over semantics or other technicalities; a pettifogger ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.