LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cephalicus

cephalicus (feminine cephalica, neuter cephalicum)
Classical[kɛˈpʰa.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈfaː.li.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalhead; cephalic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecephalicuscephalicacephalicum
genitivecephalicīcephalicaecephalicī
dativecephalicōcephalicaecephalicō
accusativecephalicumcephalicamcephalicum
ablativecephalicōcephalicācephalicō
vocativecephalicecephalicacephalicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecephalicīcephalicaecephalica
genitivecephalicōrumcephalicārumcephalicōrum
dativecephalicīscephalicīscephalicīs
accusativecephalicōscephalicāscephalica
ablativecephalicīscephalicīscephalicīs
vocativecephalicīcephalicaecephalica

cĕphălĭcus, a, um, adj., = κεφαλικός; in medicine,
I. of or relating to the head, head-: emplastrum, Cels. 5, 19, 7; Veg. 6, 28, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós), derived from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

In English words that came into English from cephalicus

  • cephaliccephalicus

Quick answers

What does cephalicus mean in Latin?
cephalicus, a adjective, means “head; cephalic”.
How do you pronounce cephalicus?
In classical Latin, [kɛˈpʰa.lɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈfaː.li.kus].