trisaeclisenex

== Latin == === Etymology === Coined by Laevius, from tri- (“three”) +‎ saeclum (“generation”) +‎ senex (“old person”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [trɪ.sae̯ˈklɪ.sɛ.nɛks] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [tri.s̬eˈkliː.s̬e.neks] === Noun === trisaeclisenex m or f (genitive trisaeclisenis); third declension (hapax legomenon, humorous) An old person who has lived for three generations. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === References === “trĭsaeclĭsĕnex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “trĭsaeclĭsĕnex”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.