LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

allēgoricus

allēgoricus (feminine allēgorica, neuter allēgoricum)
Classical[al.leːˈɡɔ.rɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[al.leˈɡɔː.ri.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveallegorical

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeallēgoricusallēgoricaallēgoricum
genitiveallēgoricīallēgoricaeallēgoricī
dativeallēgoricōallēgoricaeallēgoricō
accusativeallēgoricumallēgoricamallēgoricum
ablativeallēgoricōallēgoricāallēgoricō
vocativeallēgoriceallēgoricaallēgoricum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeallēgoricīallēgoricaeallēgorica
genitiveallēgoricōrumallēgoricārumallēgoricōrum
dativeallēgoricīsallēgoricīsallēgoricīs
accusativeallēgoricōsallēgoricāsallēgorica
ablativeallēgoricīsallēgoricīsallēgoricīs
vocativeallēgoricīallēgoricaeallēgorica

allēgŏrĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἀλληγορικός,
I. allegorical: lex, Arn. 5, p. 183: ambages, id. 5, p. 186.—Adv.: allēgŏrĭcē, allegorically, Arn. 5, p. 183; Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 5 fin.; Aug. ad Genes. tit. 4, 28.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αλληγορικός (allēgorikós).

Descendants
  • Catalanal·legòric
  • Frenchallégorique
  • Italianallegorico
  • Portuguesealegórico
  • Spanishalegórico
  • Galicianalegórico

Quick answers

What does allēgoricus mean in Latin?
allēgoricus, a adjective, means “allegorical”.
How do you pronounce allēgoricus?
In classical Latin, [al.leːˈɡɔ.rɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.leˈɡɔː.ri.kus].