proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Apīcius
Apīcius m sg (genitive Apīciī or Apīcī)
Classical[aˈpiː.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈpiː.t͡ʃi.us]
Meaning
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by
- Marcus Gavius Apicius, a Roman cookbook writer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Apīcius | — |
| genitive | Apīciī Apīcī | — |
| dative | Apīciō | — |
| accusative | Apīcium | — |
| ablative | Apīciō | — |
| vocative | Apīcī | — |
ăpīcĭus, a, um, adj. apis,
I. sought by bees, liked by bees; hence, sweet, dainty, = apianus, q. v.:
uvae, Cato, R. R. 24, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 58; Plin. 14, 4, 5, § 46; Macr. S. 2, 16.—Hence, ăpīcĭum, i, n., sc. vinum, Cato, R. R. 6, 5; 7, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 25.Ăpīcĭus, ii, m.
I. A.. A notorious epicure under Augustus and Tiberius, Plin. 10, 48, 68, § 133; cf. Tac. A. 4, 1.—Hence,
B. The title of a Latin book on cookery, yet extant, in ten books, whose author is unknown, v. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 521; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 278, 4.—
II. Deriv.: ăpīcĭ-ānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Apicius:
coctura, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 143: patina, Apic. 4, 2: condimenta, Tert. Anim. 33.Origins
Unknown. Suggested sources include *apicus from Ancient Greek ἄποκος (ápokos, “hairless”) or ἄποικος (ápoikos, “colonist”), or apex via *apicō, thus meaning “priest, one who wears a conical hat”.