adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
amīcus1
amīcus (feminine amīca, neuter amīcum, comparative amīcior, superlative amīcissimus, adverb amīcē)
Classical[aˈmiː.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈmiː.kus]
№ 198 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- adjectivefriendly, well-disposed, amicable
- adjectiveloyal, devoted to
- adjectivesupporting, propitious, helpful
- adjectivewelcome, dear
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quem dīligimus quīque nōs dīligit.amīcus -ī m — in Mille Verba, Animus et Adfectūs
friend
amīcus -ī — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 26
a friend
amīcus — in Seneca, ch. I
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amīcus | amīca | amīcum |
| genitive | amīcī | amīcae | amīcī |
| dative | amīcō | amīcae | amīcō |
| accusative | amīcum | amīcam | amīcum |
| ablative | amīcō | amīcā | amīcō |
| vocative | amīce | amīca | amīcum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amīcī | amīcae | amīca |
| genitive | amīcōrum | amīcārum | amīcōrum |
| dative | amīcīs | amīcīs | amīcīs |
| accusative | amīcōs | amīcās | amīca |
| ablative | amīcīs | amīcīs | amīcīs |
| vocative | amīcī | amīcae | amīca |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
ămīcus (old form ămēcus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 15 Müll.), a, um, adj. amo,
I. friendly, kind, amicable, favorable, inclined to, liking; constr. with dat., Zumpt, Gram. §
410: animo esse amico erga aliquem, Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 29; Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 3: tribuni sunt nobis amici, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2 fin.: homo amicus nobis jam inde a puero, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 86: Pompeium tibi valde amicum esse cognovi, Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 5; id. Att. 9, 5: amicus non magis tyranno quam tyrannidi, Nep. Dion, 3, 2; id. Att. 9: male numen amicum, Verg. A. 2, 735; Ov. F. 3, 834: (Fortuna) amica varietati constantiam respuit, Cic. N. D. 2, 16: amica luto sus, fond of, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 26.—Comp.: mihi nemo est amicior Attico, Cic. Att. 16, 16: amicior Cilicum aerariis quam nostro, id. ib. 7, 1, 6; id. Fam. 3, 2, 1.—Sup.: Deiotarum, fidelissimum regem atque amicissimum rei publicae nostrae, Cic. Att. 15, 2, 2: cum summi viri, tum amicissimi, id. Am. 2, 8: amicissimi viri, Suet. Caes. 1: successor conjunctissimus et amicissimus, Cic. Fam. 3, 3: hoc libro ad amicum amicissimus de amicitiā scripsi, id. Am. 1, 5; 23, 88 (but the comp. and sup. may sometimes be rendered as belonging to 2. amicus, a greater friend, the greatest friend, as in Cic. Att. 16, 16, and Am. 1, 5; so in Gr. βασιλεύς etc.).—B. Of things, kindly, pleasing (mostly poet.;
so Cic. rarely): nihil homini amico est opportuno amicius, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 44: secundum te nihil est mihi amicius solitudine, Cic. Att. 12, 15: portus intramus amicos, Verg. A. 5, 57: fessos opibus solatur amicis, id. ib. 5, 416: vento amico ferri, Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 17: per amica silentia lunae, Verg. A. 2, 255: amici imbres, id. G. 4, 115: sidus amicum, Hor. Epod. 10, 9: sol amicum tempus agens, bringing the welcome hour, id. C. 3, 6, 43: tempus fraudibus amicum, Stat. S. 5, 2, 39: brevitas postulatur, qui mihimet ipsi amicissima est, Cic. Quinct. 34.—* C. Amicum est mihi (after the Gr. φίλον ἐστί μοι; in pure Lat., mihi cordi est, etc.); with inf., it pleases me, it accords with my feelings:
nec dis amicum est nec mihi te prius Obire, Hor. C. 2, 17, 2.—Hence, adv., in a friendly manner, kindly, amicably. b. Class. form ămīcē:
facis amice, Cic. Am. 2, 9: haec accipienda amice, id. ib. 24, 88; id. Fin. 1, 10; id. Off. 1, 26. —* Comp., Front. ad M. Caes. 1, 6.—Sup., Cic. Div. in Caecil. 9; Caes. B. C. 2, 17.Origins
From amō (“to love”) + -īcus, with the ending perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₁ (instrumental suffix) + *-kos, as also in pudīcus, mendīcus.