adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
barbaricus
barbaricus (feminine barbarica, neuter barbaricum)
Classical[barˈba.rɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[barˈbaː.ri.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivebarbaric
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | barbaricus | barbarica | barbaricum |
| genitive | barbaricī | barbaricae | barbaricī |
| dative | barbaricō | barbaricae | barbaricō |
| accusative | barbaricum | barbaricam | barbaricum |
| ablative | barbaricō | barbaricā | barbaricō |
| vocative | barbarice | barbarica | barbaricum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | barbaricī | barbaricae | barbarica |
| genitive | barbaricōrum | barbaricārum | barbaricōrum |
| dative | barbaricīs | barbaricīs | barbaricīs |
| accusative | barbaricōs | barbaricās | barbarica |
| ablative | barbaricīs | barbaricīs | barbaricīs |
| vocative | barbaricī | barbaricae | barbarica |
barbărĭcus, a, um, adj., = βαρβαρικός [barbarus].
I. Foreign, strange, outlandish, barbarous, in opp. to Grecian or Roman (poet. and in post - Aug. prose).
A. In gen.:
alae, Luc. 1, 476: sermo, Amm. 18, 2, 1: pyra, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56: equi, Veg. 6, 7, 1.—Hence, 2. Subst.: barbărĭcum, i, n.
a. A foreign land (post-class.):
Albis in barbarico, longe ultra Rhenum est, Eutr. 7, 8; 9, 4; Spart. Sev. 47.—b. Barbaricum appellatur clamor exercitus, quod eo genere barbari utantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 31 Müll.—
B. Esp., of a particular country, in opp. to Greece or Rome.
1. Freq. for Phrygian (v. barbarus): astante ope barbaricā, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 120 Müll.):
vestes, Lucr. 2, 500: barbarico postes auro spoliisque superbi, Verg. A. 2, 504.—2. (In the mouth of a Greek.) For Italian, Roman (only in Plaut.):
urbes, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 104: lex, id. ib. 3, 1, 32: cenare lepide nitideque volo: nihil moror barbarico ritu esse, after the frugal manner of the ancient Romans, id. Cas. 3, 6, 19.—3. For German, Germanic:
nomina, Suet. Calig. 47.—II. (Acc. to barbarus, II.) Rough, rude, unpolished (very rare):
vita, Claud. Eutr. 2, 226. —Trop.: silva barbarica id est conseminea, Col. 11, 2, 83; cf. Mart. 3, 58, 5.—Hence, adv. a. barbărĭcum, barbarously:
barbaricum atque immane gemens, Sil. 12, 418.—b. barbărĭcē, like a foreigner:
barba barbarice demissa, Capitol. Ver. 10, § 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
barbaricus adj.,
foreign, strange: supellex, L.: astante ope barbaricā, Eastern, Enn. ap. C.: ope barbaricā Victor, with Eastern hordes, V.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός (barbarikós).
Descendants
- Catalanbarbàric
- Englishbarbaricfrom Old French barbarique
- Italianbarbarico
- Portuguesebarbárico
- Spanishbarbárico
- Sicilianbarbàricu