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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* /ˌlætɪˈnɪtæstər/ | * IPA: /ˌlætɪˈnɪtæstər/ | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
'''latinitaster''' (plural '''latinitasters''') | '''latinitaster''' (plural '''latinitasters''') | ||
# A petty or inferior scholar of Latin; one who | # A petty or inferior scholar of Latin; one who claims competence in Latin but lacks real proficiency. | ||
#* ''The university corridors were once full of latinitasters correcting one another’s ablatives with unwarranted confidence.'' | #* ''The university corridors were once full of latinitasters correcting one another’s ablatives with unwarranted confidence.'' | ||
===Usage notes=== | ===Usage notes=== | ||
The suffix ''-aster'' often forms pejorative nouns indicating someone who imperfectly or pretentiously imitates a profession or skill (compare ''poetaster'', ''criticaster''). | The suffix ''-aster'' often forms pejorative nouns indicating someone who imperfectly or pretentiously imitates a profession or skill (compare ''poetaster'', ''criticaster''). | ||
===Walkthrough Video=== | |||
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===Transliterations=== | |||
* Zhuyin Transliteration: | |||
: ㄌㄚ ㄊㄧ ㄋㄧ ㄊㄚ ㄙ ㄊㄜ ㄦ | |||
* Katakana Transliteration: | |||
: ラティニタスター | |||
: (Ra-ti-ni-ta-su-tā) | |||
* Hangul Transliteration: | |||
: 라티니타스터 | |||
: (Ra-ti-ni-ta-seu-teo) | |||
* Cyrillic Transliteration: | |||
: латинитастер | |||
: (la-ti-ni-ta-ster) | |||
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||