单词 | patavinity |
释义 | Patavinityn. The dialectal characteristics of the Latin of ancient Patavium (Padua), esp. as found in Livy's writings; (gen.) provincial style. Also: an instance of this, a provincial word or usage. Cf. Paduanism n. at Paduan n. and adj. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > postulated Italo-Celtic > Latin > dialect or characteristics of Padua Paduan1561 Paduanism1594 Patavinity1607 the mind > language > a language > dialect > [noun] > regional dialects Doricism1698 Dorism1698 provincialism1770 cant1802 Patavinitya1814 countyism1839 regionalism1930 1607 R. C. in tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders Ep. Ded. i. sig. ¶3v Find Solœcismes in Tvlly, and I know not what Patauinitie in Livie. 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) (at cited word) Livy was censured by Asinius for Patavinity in his writings, by which was meant that he had too much used the phrases or affectations of Padua, and neglected those of Rome. 1745 H. Walpole Lett. (1846) II. 54 None of the critics could make out what Livy's Patavinity is. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 29 Patavini, the people, (Livy); who himself was a native, and by Asinius Pollio charged with patavinity. a1814 J. Ramsay Scotl. & Scotsmen 18th Cent. (1888) II. xvi. 544 If a few Patavinities in phraseology or pronunciation..escaped them. 1830 J. Mackintosh Diss. Progress Ethical Philos. 96 Such critics as those who exulted over the Patavinity of the Roman Historian. 1909 J. W. Mackail Springs of Helicon 93 The Patavinity which was reproached in Livy has its analogy in Spenser. 1989 Oxf. Compan. Classical Lit. (ed. 2) 326/2 Livy's prose is eloquent, clear, orderly, and full... Asinius Pollio saw in it an element which he humorously called ‘Patavinity’, i.e. provincialism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607 |
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