barbaricus

Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός (barbarikós).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    barbaricus (feminine barbarica, neuter barbaricum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. barbaric
      Synonyms: trux, ferōx, atrōx, violēns, immānis, efferus, ferus, crūdēlis, silvāticus, ācer
      Antonyms: mītis, misericors, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative barbaricus barbarica barbaricum barbaricī barbaricae barbarica
    genitive barbaricī barbaricae barbaricī barbaricōrum barbaricārum barbaricōrum
    dative barbaricō barbaricae barbaricō barbaricīs
    accusative barbaricum barbaricam barbaricum barbaricōs barbaricās barbarica
    ablative barbaricō barbaricā barbaricō barbaricīs
    vocative barbarice barbarica barbaricum barbaricī barbaricae barbarica

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: barbàric
    • Old French: barbarique
      • Middle English: barbarik
    • Italian: barbarico
    • Portuguese: barbárico
    • Sicilian: barbàricu
    • Spanish: barbárico

    References

    • barbaricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • barbaricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • barbaricus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.