"Trimalchio" meaning in All languages combined

See Trimalchio on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Trimalchios [plural], Trimalchiones [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Trimalchiō, a wealthy freedman in the 1st century CE Roman work of fiction Satyricon. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Trimalchiō}} Borrowed from Latin Trimalchiō, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{en-noun|+|Trimalchiones}} Trimalchio (plural Trimalchios or Trimalchiones)
  1. (rare) A nouveau riche. Wikipedia link: Satyricon Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Trimalchio-en-noun-Z3EebVRh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [trɪˈmaɫ.kʰi.oː] [Classical-Latin], [triˈmal.ki.o] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Trimalchiō<3.M>}} Trimalchiō m sg (genitive Trimalchiōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Trimalchiō<3.M>}} Forms: Trimalchiō [canonical, masculine, singular], Trimalchiōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Trimalchiō [nominative, singular], Trimalchiōnis [genitive, singular], Trimalchiōnī [dative, singular], Trimalchiōnem [accusative, singular], Trimalchiōne [ablative, singular], Trimalchiō [singular, vocative]
  1. a male given name Tags: declension-3

Inflected forms

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