adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cyclicus
cyclicus (feminine cyclica, neuter cyclicum)
Classical[ˈky.klɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.kli.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof a cycle (of epic poems), cyclic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cyclicus | cyclica | cyclicum |
| genitive | cyclicī | cyclicae | cyclicī |
| dative | cyclicō | cyclicae | cyclicō |
| accusative | cyclicum | cyclicam | cyclicum |
| ablative | cyclicō | cyclicā | cyclicō |
| vocative | cyclice | cyclica | cyclicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cyclicī | cyclicae | cyclica |
| genitive | cyclicōrum | cyclicārum | cyclicōrum |
| dative | cyclicīs | cyclicīs | cyclicīs |
| accusative | cyclicōs | cyclicās | cyclica |
| ablative | cyclicīs | cyclicīs | cyclicīs |
| vocative | cyclicī | cyclicae | cyclica |
cўclĭcus, a, um, adj., = κυκλικός, prop. circular; hence,
I. Cyclicus scriptor, a cyclic poet, one of the epic poets who treated in regular order the cycle of myths from the beginning of the world to the time of Telemachus, Hor. A. P. 136:
cyclica carmina, cyclic poems, Isid. Orig. 6, 17, 4; cf. Liddell and Scott, s. v. κυκλικός, II.—II. Forming a complete cycle, encyclopædic:
disciplinae, Mart. Cap. 9, § 998.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cȳclicus adj.
κυκλικός, of a cycle: scriptor, a cyclic poet, one of the authors of the cycle of myths, H.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós).
Descendants
- Catalancíclic
- Englishcyclic
- Frenchcyclique
- Germanzyklisch
- Italianciclico
- Portuguesecíclico
- Romanianciclic
- Spanishcíclico
- Czechcyklický
- Dutchcyclisch