LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dioicus

dioicus (feminine dioica, neuter dioicum)
Classical[diˈo.ɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[diˈɔː.i.kus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivedioecious

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedioicusdioicadioicum
genitivedioicīdioicaedioicī
dativedioicōdioicaedioicō
accusativedioicumdioicamdioicum
ablativedioicōdioicādioicō
vocativedioicedioicadioicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedioicīdioicaedioica
genitivedioicōrumdioicārumdioicōrum
dativedioicīsdioicīsdioicīs
accusativedioicōsdioicāsdioica
ablativedioicīsdioicīsdioicīs
vocativedioicīdioicaedioica

Origins

Latinized from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Quick answers

What does dioicus mean in Latin?
dioicus, a adjective, means “dioecious”.
How do you pronounce dioicus?
In classical Latin, [diˈo.ɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈɔː.i.kus].