LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

diatonicus

diatonicus (feminine diatonica, neuter diatonicum)
Classical[di.aˈtɔ.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[di.aˈtɔː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivediatonic, modulated

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativediatonicusdiatonicadiatonicum
genitivediatonicīdiatonicaediatonicī
dativediatonicōdiatonicaediatonicō
accusativediatonicumdiatonicamdiatonicum
ablativediatonicōdiatonicādiatonicō
vocativediatonicediatonicadiatonicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativediatonicīdiatonicaediatonica
genitivediatonicōrumdiatonicārumdiatonicōrum
dativediatonicīsdiatonicīsdiatonicīs
accusativediatonicōsdiatonicāsdiatonica
ablativediatonicīsdiatonicīsdiatonicīs
vocativediatonicīdiatonicaediatonica

dĭătŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., = διατονικός,
I. diatonic, in music: modulatio, Mart. Cap. 9, § 959; § 963.—
II. Neutr. as subst.: diatonicon, i, a kind of masonry filled in with rubble, Plin. 36, 22, 51, § 172.

In English words that came into English from diatonicus

  • diatonicdiatonicus

Quick answers

What does diatonicus mean in Latin?
diatonicus, a adjective, means “diatonic, modulated”.
How do you pronounce diatonicus?
In classical Latin, [di.aˈtɔ.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.aˈtɔː.ni.kus].