adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
āfricānus
āfricānus (feminine āfricāna, neuter āfricānum)
Classical[aː.frɪˈkaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.friˈkaː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveAfrican
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | āfricānus | āfricāna | āfricānum |
| genitive | āfricānī | āfricānae | āfricānī |
| dative | āfricānō | āfricānae | āfricānō |
| accusative | āfricānum | āfricānam | āfricānum |
| ablative | āfricānō | āfricānā | āfricānō |
| vocative | āfricāne | āfricāna | āfricānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | āfricānī | āfricānae | āfricāna |
| genitive | āfricānōrum | āfricānārum | āfricānōrum |
| dative | āfricānīs | āfricānīs | āfricānīs |
| accusative | āfricānōs | āfricānās | āfricāna |
| ablative | āfricānīs | āfricānīs | āfricānīs |
| vocative | āfricānī | āfricānae | āfricāna |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- triumphum senatus Africano decernit (Fin. 4. 9. 22)
- the senate decrees to Africanus the honours of a triumph.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Āfricānus adj.
Africa, of Africa, African: bellum: possessiones, N. — Plur f. as subst., arum (sc. ferae), panthers, L.
Origins
From Āfrica (proper noun, ellipsis of terra Āfrica) [from the feminine form of āfricus, from the name of the Āfrī (singular Āfer) (a tribal people of the area near Carthage) + -icus] + -ānus.
Descendants
- Catalanafricà
- EnglishAfrican
- Italianafricano
- Frenchafricainfrom Middle French african
- Portugueseafricano
- Spanishafricano
- TranslingualCryptothele africana
In English words that came into English from āfricānus
- Africanāfricānae