LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

diabolicus

diabolicus (feminine diabolica, neuter diabolicum)
Classical[di.aˈbɔ.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[di.aˈbɔː.li.kus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivediabolic
  2. Late Latinadjectiverelating to the Devil (Satan)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativediabolicusdiabolicadiabolicum
genitivediabolicīdiabolicaediabolicī
dativediabolicōdiabolicaediabolicō
accusativediabolicumdiabolicamdiabolicum
ablativediabolicōdiabolicādiabolicō
vocativediabolicediabolicadiabolicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativediabolicīdiabolicaediabolica
genitivediabolicōrumdiabolicārumdiabolicōrum
dativediabolicīsdiabolicīsdiabolicīs
accusativediabolicōsdiabolicāsdiabolica
ablativediabolicīsdiabolicīsdiabolicīs
vocativediabolicīdiabolicaediabolica

dĭăbŏlĭcus, a, um, adj., = διαβολικός,
I. devilish, diabolical, Paul. Nol. 29, 11: viri, Vulg. 3 Reg. 21, 13.

Origins

From Koine Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós, “devilish”), from διάβολος (diábolos, “the Devil”).

Descendants
  • Catalandiabòlic
  • Germandiabolisch
  • Italiandiabolico
  • Frenchdiaboliquefrom Middle French diabolique
  • Englishdiabolicfrom Middle French diabolique
  • Englishdiabolickfrom Middle French diabolique
  • Portuguesediabólico
  • Spanishdiabólico
  • Danishdiabolsk
  • Dutchdiabolisch

In English words that came into English from diabolicus

  • diabolicdiabolicus

Quick answers

What does diabolicus mean in Latin?
diabolicus, a adjective, means “diabolic; relating to the Devil (Satan)”.
How do you pronounce diabolicus?
In classical Latin, [di.aˈbɔ.lɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.aˈbɔː.li.kus].