LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

amplificus

amplificus (feminine amplifica, neuter amplificum)
Classical[amˈplɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[amˈpliː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemagnificent, splendid

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamplificusamplificaamplificum
genitiveamplificīamplificaeamplificī
dativeamplificōamplificaeamplificō
accusativeamplificumamplificamamplificum
ablativeamplificōamplificāamplificō
vocativeamplificeamplificaamplificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamplificīamplificaeamplifica
genitiveamplificōrumamplificārumamplificōrum
dativeamplificīsamplificīsamplificīs
accusativeamplificōsamplificāsamplifica
ablativeamplificīsamplificīsamplificīs
vocativeamplificīamplificaeamplifica

amplĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. splendid, Fronto, Or. 21, Fragm. 3, p. 259 Francof. —Hence, * adv.: amplĭfĭcē, splendidly: amplifice vestis decorata, Cat. 64, 265.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin amplificus From amplus + -ficus.

Quick answers

What does amplificus mean in Latin?
amplificus, a adjective, means “magnificent, splendid”.
How do you pronounce amplificus?
In classical Latin, [amˈplɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈpliː.fi.kus].