LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

authenticus

authenticus (feminine authentica, neuter authenticum)
Classical[au̯ˈtʰɛn.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈtɛn.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveoriginal, genuine, authentic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeauthenticusauthenticaauthenticum
genitiveauthenticīauthenticaeauthenticī
dativeauthenticōauthenticaeauthenticō
accusativeauthenticumauthenticamauthenticum
ablativeauthenticōauthenticāauthenticō
vocativeauthenticeauthenticaauthenticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeauthenticīauthenticaeauthentica
genitiveauthenticōrumauthenticārumauthenticōrum
dativeauthenticīsauthenticīsauthenticīs
accusativeauthenticōsauthenticāsauthentica
ablativeauthenticīsauthenticīsauthenticīs
vocativeauthenticīauthenticaeauthentica

authentĭcus, a, um, adj., = αὐθεντικός,
I. that comes from the author, authentic, original, genuine (in the jurists and Church fathers; syn.: verus, germanus): testamentum, the original will, Dig. 29, 3, 12: tabulae, the same, ib. 10, 2, 4.—Also subst.: authentĭcum, i, n., the original writing, the original, Dig. 22, 4, 2.

Origins

From Ancient Greek αὐθεντῐκός (authentĭkós, “principal, genuine”).

Descendants
  • Catalanautèntic
  • Englishauthentic
  • Frenchauthentique
  • Italianautentico
  • Occitanautentic
  • Portugueseautêntico
  • Romanianautentic
  • Spanishauténtico
  • Friulianautentic
  • Galicianauténtico

Quick answers

What does authenticus mean in Latin?
authenticus, a adjective, means “original, genuine, authentic”.
How do you pronounce authenticus?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈtʰɛn.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈtɛn.ti.kus].