LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

acadēmicus

acadēmicus m (genitive acadēmicī)
Classical[a.kaˈdeː.mɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.kaˈdɛː.mi.kus]

Meaning

  1. an academician, especially a philosopher of the Platonic school, as opposed to a Stoic.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeacadēmicusacadēmicī
genitiveacadēmicīacadēmicōrum
dativeacadēmicōacadēmicīs
accusativeacadēmicumacadēmicōs
ablativeacadēmicōacadēmicīs
vocativeacadēmiceacadēmicī

ăcădēmĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἀκαδημικός,
I. relating to the Academy, Academic: philosophi, Gell. 11, 5.—Hence, subst.: ăcă-dēmĭcus, i, m., an Academic philosopher, Cic. N. D. 2, 1, 1; and in plur., id. ib. 1, 1, 1; id. Ac. 2, 44; id. Fin. 2, 11, 34 al.; hence quaestio, inquiry on the Academic philosophy, id. Att. 13, 19, 3 (v. academia, II. B.). —In neutr. plur.: ăcădēmĭca, one of Cicero's writings, the Academics, Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8; id. Att. 13, 19, 5; also called Academici libri, id. Tvsc. 2, 2, 4.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós).

Descendants
  • Catalanacadèmic
  • Englishacademic
  • Frenchacadémique
  • Italianaccademico
  • Portugueseacadêmico
  • Romanianacademic
  • Spanishacadémico

Quick answers

What does acadēmicus mean in Latin?
acadēmicus, a noun, means “an academician, especially a philosopher of the Platonic school, as opposed to a Stoic.”.
What is the genitive of acadēmicus?
The genitive singular is acadēmicī. acadēmicus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce acadēmicus?
In classical Latin, [a.kaˈdeː.mɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.kaˈdɛː.mi.kus].