LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

criticus1

criticus (feminine critica, neuter criticum, adverb criticē)
Classical[ˈkrɪ.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkriː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecritical, decisive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecriticuscriticacriticum
genitivecriticīcriticaecriticī
dativecriticōcriticaecriticō
accusativecriticumcriticamcriticum
ablativecriticōcriticācriticō
vocativecriticecriticacriticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecriticīcriticaecritica
genitivecriticōrumcriticārumcriticōrum
dativecriticīscriticīscriticīs
accusativecriticōscriticāscritica
ablativecriticīscriticīscriticīs
vocativecriticīcriticaecritica

crĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., = κριτικός,
I. fit or suitable for deciding, capable of judging.
I. Adj., only as a medic. t. t. (cf. crisimus), decisive, critical: accessio morbi, Aug. Conf. 6, 1 fin.—More frequent,
II. Subst.: crĭtĭ-cus, i, m., a critic, Cic. Fam. 9, 10, 1 (also ap. Suet. Gram. 14); Quint. 2, 1, 4; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 51.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*krey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*krinyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kríňňō
  4. Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω(krī́nō)
  5. Ancient Greek κρῐ-(krĭ-)
  6. Ancient Greek -τής(-tḗs)
  7. Ancient Greek κρῐτής(krĭtḗs)
  8. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  9. Ancient Greek -ῐκός(-ĭkós)
  10. Latincriticus

Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor. Latin criticus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”).

Descendants
  • Catalancrític
  • Englishcritical
  • Frenchcritique
  • Italiancritico
  • Portuguesecrítico
  • Romaniancritic
  • Spanishcrítico
  • Russianкрити́ческий
noun · masculinesecond declension
criticus2
criticus m (genitive criticī)
Classical[ˈkrɪ.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkriː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea critic

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecriticuscriticī
genitivecriticīcriticōrum
dativecriticōcriticīs
accusativecriticumcriticōs
ablativecriticōcriticīs
vocativecriticecriticī

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

criticus ī, m
, κριτικός, a judge, critic, C., H.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*krey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*krinyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kríňňō
  4. Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω(krī́nō)
  5. Ancient Greek κρῐ-(krĭ-)
  6. Ancient Greek -τής(-tḗs)
  7. Ancient Greek κρῐτής(krĭtḗs)
  8. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  9. Ancient Greek -ῐκός(-ĭkós)
  10. Latincriticus

Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor. Latin criticus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”).

Descendants
  • Catalancrític
  • Englishcriticfrom Middle French critique
  • Frenchcritiquefrom Middle French critique
  • Germankritischfrom Middle French critique
  • Italiancritico
  • Portuguesecrítico
  • Romaniancritic
  • Spanishcrítico
  • Afrikaanskritiesfrom Middle French critique
  • Indonesiankritisfrom Middle French critique

Quick answers

What does criticus mean in Latin?
criticus, a adjective, means “critical, decisive”.
How do you pronounce criticus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkrɪ.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkriː.ti.kus].
Where does criticus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *krey- → Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti → Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō → Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) → Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) → Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) → Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) → Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) → Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) → Latin criticus.