LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffixfirst/second-declension suffix

-ticus

-ticus (feminine -tica, neuter -ticum)
Classical[tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. morphemesuffixenlarged form of -cus
    rūs + -ticus → rūsticus

Origins

From -t(us) + -icus, occurring in some original case and later used freely.

Descendants
  • French-ègefrom Old French -égeo
  • Italian-tico
  • Occitan-tge
  • Portuguese-tico
  • Spanish-tico

Quick answers

What does -ticus mean in Latin?
-ticus, a suffix, means “enlarged form of -cus”.
How do you pronounce -ticus?
In classical Latin, [tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ti.kus].