adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
aprīcus
aprīcus (feminine aprīca, neuter aprīcum, comparative aprīcior, superlative aprīcissimus)
Classical[aˈpriː.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈpriː.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivesunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the sun
- Medieval Latinadjectivedelectable, delightful
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aprīcus | aprīca | aprīcum |
| genitive | aprīcī | aprīcae | aprīcī |
| dative | aprīcō | aprīcae | aprīcō |
| accusative | aprīcum | aprīcam | aprīcum |
| ablative | aprīcō | aprīcā | aprīcō |
| vocative | aprīce | aprīca | aprīcum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aprīcī | aprīcae | aprīca |
| genitive | aprīcōrum | aprīcārum | aprīcōrum |
| dative | aprīcīs | aprīcīs | aprīcīs |
| accusative | aprīcōs | aprīcās | aprīca |
| ablative | aprīcīs | aprīcīs | aprīcīs |
| vocative | aprīcī | aprīcae | aprīca |
ā^prīcus, a, um, adj. qs. contr. from apericus, from aperio, Doed. Syn. III. p. 170; for the long i, cf. antīcus, postīcus; acc. t oothers, kindr. with old Germ. ābar; mid. Germ. aeber, = dry, warm, orig.,
I. lying open, uncovered, or, acc. to the second etymol., warm:
Qui tulit aprico frigida castra Lare, under the open heaven, Prop. 5, 10, 18, where Müller reads e parvo.—Hence, with esp. ref. to the warmth of the sun, exposed to the sun or to the warmth of the sun, open to the sun, sunny. I. A.. Of places (class. in prose and poetry):
loci ... opaci an aprici, Cic. Part. Or. 10 fin.: hortus, id. Fam. 16, 18 (perh. not elsewhere in Cic.): colles, Liv. 21, 37: campus, Hor. C. 1, 8, 3; id. A. P. 162: rura, id. C. 3, 18, 2: agger, id. S. 1, 8, 15 et saep.—B. Subst.: ā^prīcum, i, n., a sunny spot, place.
1. Lit.:
buxus amat aprica, Plin. 16, 16, 28, § 71: aprica Alpium, id. 21, 7, 20, § 43.—And 2. * Trop.:
in apricum proferre, to bring to light, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 24 (= in apertum, Cruq.).—C. Poet., of other objects exposed to the sun, delighting or growing in the sunshine:
arbor, Ov. M. 4, 331: mergi, basking in the sun, Verg. A. 5, 128: flores, Hor. C. 1, 26, 7: senes, Pers. 5, 179 al.—II. Transf.
A. Clear, pure (only in Col.):
caeli status, Col. 11, 3, 27: apricissimus dies, id. 9, 14, 13.—B. Coming from the sunny quarter, i.e. from the south:
flatus, the south wind, Col. 1, 5, 8—Comp., Col. 11, 3, 24.—Adv. not used. Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aprīcus adj.,
exposed to the sun, warmed by sunshine, sunny: hortus: campus, H. — As subst: in apricum proferre, to bring to light, H.—Poet., delighting in sunshine: arbor, O.: mergi, V.: flores, H.
Origins
From earlier *aperīcus, from aperiō (“to open, uncover”) + -cus.
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianaprig
Italo-Romance
- Italianaprico
Borrowings
- Portugueseaprico
In English words that came into English from aprīcus
- apricateaprīcus