LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

daemoniacus

daemoniacus (feminine daemoniaca, neuter daemoniacum)
Classical[dae̯.mɔˈni.a.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[de.moˈniː.a.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivedemonic, devilish

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedaemoniacusdaemoniacadaemoniacum
genitivedaemoniacīdaemoniacaedaemoniacī
dativedaemoniacōdaemoniacaedaemoniacō
accusativedaemoniacumdaemoniacamdaemoniacum
ablativedaemoniacōdaemoniacādaemoniacō
vocativedaemoniacedaemoniacadaemoniacum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedaemoniacīdaemoniacaedaemoniaca
genitivedaemoniacōrumdaemoniacārumdaemoniacōrum
dativedaemoniacīsdaemoniacīsdaemoniacīs
accusativedaemoniacōsdaemoniacāsdaemoniaca
ablativedaemoniacīsdaemoniacīsdaemoniacīs
vocativedaemoniacīdaemoniacaedaemoniaca

daemŏnĭăcus, a, um, adj., = δαιμονιακός,
I. pertaining to an evil spirit, demoniac, devilish (eccl. Lat.).
I. Adj.: ratio, Tert. Anim. 46: potentia, Lact. 4, 15. —
II. Subst.: daemoniacus, i, m., a demoniac, one possessed by an evil spirit, Firm. Math. 3, 6; Sulpic. Sever. Vit. S. Mart. 18.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαιμονιακός (daimoniakós).; compare daemonicus (from Ancient Greek δαιμονικός (daimonikós)).

Descendants
  • Catalandemoníac
  • Italiandemoniaco
  • Occitandemoniac
  • Englishdemoniacfrom Old French demoniaque
  • Frenchdémoniaquefrom Old French demoniaque
  • Romaniandemoniacfrom Old French demoniaque
  • Portuguesedemoníaco
  • Spanishdemoníaco

Quick answers

What does daemoniacus mean in Latin?
daemoniacus, a adjective, means “demonic, devilish”.
How do you pronounce daemoniacus?
In classical Latin, [dae̯.mɔˈni.a.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.moˈniː.a.kus].