LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

damnificus

damnificus (feminine damnifica, neuter damnificum)
Classical[damˈnɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[damˈniː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecausing damage, injurious

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedamnificusdamnificadamnificum
genitivedamnificīdamnificaedamnificī
dativedamnificōdamnificaedamnificō
accusativedamnificumdamnificamdamnificum
ablativedamnificōdamnificādamnificō
vocativedamnificedamnificadamnificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedamnificīdamnificaedamnifica
genitivedamnificōrumdamnificārumdamnificōrum
dativedamnificīsdamnificīsdamnificīs
accusativedamnificōsdamnificāsdamnifica
ablativedamnificīsdamnificīsdamnificīs
vocativedamnificīdamnificaedamnifica

damnĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. damnumfacio,
I. injurious, hurtful, pernicious: bestia, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 62: damnificum est aliquid facere, Pall. 3, 9 fin.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin damnificus From damnum (“damage”) + -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Quick answers

What does damnificus mean in Latin?
damnificus, a adjective, means “causing damage, injurious”.
How do you pronounce damnificus?
In classical Latin, [damˈnɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [damˈniː.fi.kus].