What does elegīacus mean in Latin?

elegīacus, a adjective, means “elegiac, pertaining to the elegy”.

How do you pronounce elegīacus?

In classical Latin, [ɛ.ɫɛˈɡiː.a.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.leˈd͡ʒiː.a.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

elegīacus (feminine elegīaca, neuter elegīacum)

Classical[ɛ.ɫɛˈɡiː.a.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.leˈd͡ʒiː.a.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	elegīacus	elegīaca	elegīacum
genitive	elegīacī	elegīacae	elegīacī
dative	elegīacō	elegīacae	elegīacō
accusative	elegīacum	elegīacam	elegīacum
ablative	elegīacō	elegīacā	elegīacō
vocative	elegīace	elegīaca	elegīacum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	elegīacī	elegīacae	elegīaca
genitive	elegīacōrum	elegīacārum	elegīacōrum
dative	elegīacīs	elegīacīs	elegīacīs
accusative	elegīacōs	elegīacās	elegīaca
ablative	elegīacīs	elegīacīs	elegīacīs
vocative	elegīacī	elegīacae	elegīaca

ĕlĕgī^ăcus, a, um, adj., = ἐλεγιακός,

I. elegiac: carmen, Diom. p. 507 P.; Serv. p. 1824 ib.; Mart. Cap. 5, 168.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiakós). By surface analysis, elegīa + -acus.

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