Massicus

See also: massicus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māssicus (“of mass”), from Latin massa (“mass, bulk”).

Proper noun

Massicus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain longhorn beetles.

References

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Māssa (“Massa, a town in Italy”) +‎ -icus.

Adjective

Māssicus (feminine Māssica, neuter Māssicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Massic; of or relating to Massa, Tuscany, Italy.[1]
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Māssicus Māssica Māssicum Māssicī Māssicae Māssica
genitive Māssicī Māssicae Māssicī Māssicōrum Māssicārum Māssicōrum
dative Māssicō Māssicae Māssicō Māssicīs
accusative Māssicum Māssicam Māssicum Māssicōs Māssicās Māssica
ablative Māssicō Māssicā Māssicō Māssicīs
vocative Māssice Māssica Māssicum Māssicī Māssicae Māssica

Etymology 2

Clipping of Mōns Māssicus, from mōns (“mountain”) +‎ māssicus (“massive, of mass”).

Proper noun

Māssicus m sg (genitive Māssicī); second declension

  1. clipping of Mōns Māssicus (“Monte Massico (a mountain in Caserta, Campania, Italy)”)[2]
    Synonym: Falernus
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Māssicus
genitive Māssicī
dative Māssicō
accusative Māssicum
ablative Māssicō
vocative Māssice
Descendants
  • > Italian: Massico (inherited)

References

  1. ^ “Massĭcus [...] adjective I class”, in Online Latin Dictionary‎[1] (overall work in English, Italian, and French)
  2. ^ “Massĭcus [...] masculine noun II declension”, in Online Latin Dictionary‎[2] (overall work in English, Italian, and French)
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