adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dominicus1
dominicus (feminine dominica, neuter dominicum)
Classical[dɔˈmɪ.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[doˈmiː.ni.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiverareof or belonging to a lord or master
Quod enim antiqui insumentes laborem ad industriam probare contendebant, artibus, id nunc coloribus et eorum alleganti specie consecuntur, et quam subtilitas artificis adiciebat operibus auctoritatem, nunc dominicus sumptus efficit, ne desideretur.
The fact is that the artistic excellence which the ancients endeavoured to attain by working hard and taking pains, is now attempted by the use of colours and the brave show which they make, and expenditure by the employer prevents people from missing the artistic refinements that once lent authority to works. ― translation by: Morris Hicky Morgan, 1914Vitruvius, De architectura 7.5Adice obsonatores, quibus dominici palati notitia subtilis est, qui sciunt, cuius illum rei sapor excitet, cuius delectet aspectus, cuius novitate nauseabundus erigi possit, quid iam ipsa satietate fastidiat, quid illo die esuriat.
Think also of the poor purveyors of food, who note their masters' tastes with delicate skill, who know what special flavours will sharpen their appetite, what will please their eyes, what new combinations will rouse their cloyed stomachs, what food will excite their loathing through sheer satiety, and what will stir them to hunger on that particular day. ― translation by: Richard Mott Gummere, (1917-1925) via WikisourceAD 64, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium XLVII, § 8 - adjectiveimperial
- EcclesiasticalLatinadjectivethe Lord’s, God’s
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dominicus | dominica | dominicum |
| genitive | dominicī | dominicae | dominicī |
| dative | dominicō | dominicae | dominicō |
| accusative | dominicum | dominicam | dominicum |
| ablative | dominicō | dominicā | dominicō |
| vocative | dominice | dominica | dominicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dominicī | dominicae | dominica |
| genitive | dominicōrum | dominicārum | dominicōrum |
| dative | dominicīs | dominicīs | dominicīs |
| accusative | dominicōs | dominicās | dominica |
| ablative | dominicīs | dominicīs | dominicīs |
| vocative | dominicī | dominicae | dominica |
dŏmĭnĭcus (contr. DOMNICUS, Inscr. Orell. 3201), a, um, adj. dominus,
I. of or belonging to a lord or master (rare; not in Cic.).
I. Prop.: gannire ad aurem numquam didici dominicam, Afran. ap. Isid. Differ. 86 (v. 282 Rib.):
rationes pecuariae, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 10: habitationes, Col. 9 praef. § 1: palatum, Sen. Ep. 47: vinum, Petr. 31, 2: jussus, id. 28, 7: GENIUS, Inscr. Orell. 1721: APOTHECA, ib. 2591 al.—II. Transf.
A. Since the formation of the empire, imperial:
res, Cod. Just. 7, 38: coloni, ib. 3, 26, 7: OPERA, Inscr. Orell. 1243 al.—Subst.: Dŏmĭnĭcum, i, n., a collection of poems by the Emperor Nero, Suet. Vit. 11 fin.—B. In eccl. Lat.,
(b). Dominica cena, the Lord's Supper, Vulg. 1 Cor. 11, 20.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dem-
- Latindominicus
Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin dominicus From dominus (“lord”) + -icus.
Descendants
- Italiandominico
- Portuguesedomínico
- Spanishdomínico
- Old Frenchdomeine
- Old Frenchdemeine
- Old Occitandomenge
In English words that came into English from dominicus
- dominicaldominicālis
- demesnedominicus