adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
colōnicus
colōnicus (feminine colōnica, neuter colōnicum)
Classical[kɔˈɫoː.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈlɔː.ni.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to agriculture or husbandry.
- adjectiveFound upon any farm, common.
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to a colony, colonial.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | colōnicus | colōnica | colōnicum |
| genitive | colōnicī | colōnicae | colōnicī |
| dative | colōnicō | colōnicae | colōnicō |
| accusative | colōnicum | colōnicam | colōnicum |
| ablative | colōnicō | colōnicā | colōnicō |
| vocative | colōnice | colōnica | colōnicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | colōnicī | colōnicae | colōnica |
| genitive | colōnicōrum | colōnicārum | colōnicōrum |
| dative | colōnicīs | colōnicīs | colōnicīs |
| accusative | colōnicōs | colōnicās | colōnica |
| ablative | colōnicīs | colōnicīs | colōnicīs |
| vocative | colōnicī | colōnicae | colōnica |
cŏlōnĭcus, a, um, adj. colonus, I..
I. Of or pertaining to agriculture or husbandry:
leges, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 17: genus ovium, found upon any farm, common, Plin. 8, 47, 72, § 189; 26, 10, 62, § 96.—B. Subst.: cŏ-lōnĭca, ae, f., a farm-house, a rustic's hut, Aus. Ep. 4, 7.—
II. Pertaining to a colony:
cohortes, levied from colonies, Caes. B. C. 2, 19: decuriones, Suet. Aug. 46.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
colōnicus adj.
colonus, colonial: cohortes, i. e. levied from colonies, Cs.
Origins
From colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).