LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cōmicus1

cōmicus (feminine cōmica, neuter cōmicum)
Classical[ˈkoː.mɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.mi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecomic; (relational) comedy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecōmicuscōmicacōmicum
genitivecōmicīcōmicaecōmicī
dativecōmicōcōmicaecōmicō
accusativecōmicumcōmicamcōmicum
ablativecōmicōcōmicācōmicō
vocativecōmicecōmicacōmicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecōmicīcōmicaecōmica
genitivecōmicōrumcōmicārumcōmicōrum
dativecōmicīscōmicīscōmicīs
accusativecōmicōscōmicāscōmica
ablativecōmicīscōmicīscōmicīs
vocativecōmicīcōmicaecōmica

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

scriptor tragoediarum, comoediarum, also (poeta) tragicus, comicus
a writer of tragedy, comedy.

cōmĭcus, a, um, adj., = κωμικός,
I. of or pertaining to comedy, comic: poëta, Cic. Or. 20, 67: artificium, id. Rosc. Com. 10, 18: levitates, id. N. D. 3, 29, 72: res, the material of comedy, Hor. A. P. 89: scaenae, Vitr. 5, 8: gestus, Quint. 11, 3, 125: senarius, id. 9, 4, 140: ad morem, id. 1, 8, 3: virtus (Terentii), C. Caes. ap. Suet. Vit. Ter. 5: persona, Quint. 11, 3, 79; Plin. 25, 11, 88, § 137: auctores, Quint. 2, 10, 13.—
B. Esp., represented in comedy: ut comici servi solent, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 11: stulti senes, Caecil. ap. Cic. Sen. 11, 36, and Lael. 26, 99; so, adulescens, Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 47: Davus, Hor. S. 2, 5, 91: moecha Thais, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 44. aurum = lupinum, lupines, used by comic actors instead of money, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 20.—
II. Subst.: cōmĭcus, i, m.
A. An actor of comedy, a comedian, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 4; id. Pers. 4, 2, 4; Inscr. Grut. 1089, 6. —More freq.,
B. A comic poet, writer of comedy, Cic. Or. 55, 184; Quint. 1, 7, 22; 2, 16, 3; 9, 3, 14; 10, 1, 72; 11, 1, 38; 12, 2, 22.—Adv.: cōmĭcē, in the manner of comedy: res tragicas tractare, Cic. de Or. 3, 8, 30; cf. Sen. Ep. 100, 10.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek κῶμος(kômos)
  2. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  3. Ancient Greek -ικός(-ikós)
  4. Latincōmicus

Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós)bor. Latin cōmicus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós).

noun · masculinesecond declension
cōmicus2
cōmicus m (genitive cōmicī)
Classical[ˈkoː.mɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.mi.kus]

Meaning

  1. comic (actor or poet), comedian

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōmicuscōmicī
genitivecōmicīcōmicōrum
dativecōmicōcōmicīs
accusativecōmicumcōmicōs
ablativecōmicōcōmicīs
vocativecōmicecōmicī

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek κῶμος(kômos)
  2. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  3. Ancient Greek -ικός(-ikós)
  4. Latincōmicus

Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós)bor. Latin cōmicus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós).

Quick answers

What does cōmicus mean in Latin?
cōmicus, a adjective, means “comic; (relational) comedy”.
How do you pronounce cōmicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkoː.mɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.mi.kus].
Where does cōmicus come from?
Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) → Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) → Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) → Latin cōmicus.