adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cynicus
cynicus (feminine cynica, neuter cynicum)
Classical[ˈky.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.ni.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveCynic
Hinc Cynicam vitam hic diu traduxi, donec in lingua tantum proficerem, ut cum incolis loqui, ac ignorantiae eorum succurrere possem.
1742, Ludovicus Holbergius, Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum, pages 261-262:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cynicus | cynica | cynicum |
| genitive | cynicī | cynicae | cynicī |
| dative | cynicō | cynicae | cynicō |
| accusative | cynicum | cynicam | cynicum |
| ablative | cynicō | cynicā | cynicō |
| vocative | cynice | cynica | cynicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cynicī | cynicae | cynica |
| genitive | cynicōrum | cynicārum | cynicōrum |
| dative | cynicīs | cynicīs | cynicīs |
| accusative | cynicōs | cynicās | cynica |
| ablative | cynicīs | cynicīs | cynicīs |
| vocative | cynicī | cynicae | cynica |
Cўnĭcus, i, m., = κυνικός (doglike).
I. Subst., a Cynic philosopher, a Cynic, Cic. de Or. 3, 17, 62; id. Fin. 3, 20, 68; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 18; Juv. 13, 121:
nudi dolia, i. e. of Diogenes, id. 14, 309.—Hence, adj.: Cўnĭcus, a, um, Cynic: institutio, Tac. A. 16, 34: cena, Petr. 14; and in * adv.: Cўnĭcē, after the manner of the Cynics, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 22.— Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cynicus adj.
, κυνικός, Cynic: institutio, the Cynic philosophy, Ta.—As subst m., a Cynic philosopher, Cynic, C., H., Iu.: nudus, i. e. Diogenes, Iu.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱwṓ
- Ancient Greek κῠ́ων(kŭ́ōn)
- Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
- Ancient Greek -ῐκός(-ĭkós)
- Latincynicus
Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós)bor. Latin cynicus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).
In English words that came into English from cynicus
- cynicalcynicus
- cyniccynicus