LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

ēricius

ēricius m (genitive ēriciī or ēricī)
Classical[eːˈrɪ.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈriː.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. hedgehog
  2. A beam armed with sharp spikes.
    Erat obiectus portis ericius.100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, Bello civili 3.67

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēriciusēriciī
hēriciī
genitiveēriciī
ēricī, hēricī, hēriciī		ēriciōrum
hēriciōrum
dativeēriciō
hēriciō		ēriciīs
hēriciīs
accusativeēricium
hēricium		ēriciōs
hēriciōs
ablativeēriciō
hēriciō		ēriciīs
hēriciīs
vocativeēricie
hēricie		ēriciī
hēriciī

ērĭcĭus, ii, m. er,
I. a hedgehog, urchin.
I. Prop., Varr. ap. Non. 49, 10, and 106, 18; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 3, 7; Vulg. Isa. 14, 23; 34, 11 (as translation of Heb. kipōd, which was probably a bird—perh. the bittern. But the LXX. and Gesenius, Thes. Heb. s. v., sustain the Vulgate).—
II. Transf., in milit. lang., a beam armed with sharp spikes to keep off assailants, Caes. B. C. 3, 67, 5 and 6; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 555, 2.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“hedgehog”). Compare ēr (“hedgehog”), and its variant forms.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseouriço
  • Portugueseoiriço
  • Spanisherizo
  • Spanishrizo
  • Aragoneseerizo
  • Aragonesearizo
  • Asturianoriciu
  • Asturianariciu
  • Asturianarizu
  • Galicianourizo
Borrowings
  • Englishericius
  • Portugueseerício
  • Basquekirikino
  • TranslingualClubiona ericius
  • TranslingualHypostomus ericius
  • TranslingualMetabelba ericius
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianrizzu
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianarici
  • Aromanianariciu
  • Aromanianarici
  • Albanianuriq
  • Albanianiriq
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianriccio
  • Corsicanricciu
  • Sicilianrizzu
  • Sicilianrizza
  • Venetanriço
  • Venetanriso
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanoriç
  • Franco-Provençalhéres
  • Languedocieneriçfrom Old Occitan aritz
  • Languedocieneiriçfrom Old Occitan aritz
  • Vivaro-Alpineeriçfrom Old Occitan aritz
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianriç
  • Friulianrič
  • Romanshrizza
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianrézz
  • Emilianriss
  • Emilianress
  • Ligurianriseu
  • Ligurianrìsso
  • Lombardrizz
  • Lombardriss
  • Lombardress
  • Lombardariss
  • Piedmonteseariss

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesEriciusEricius a hedgehog, i. e. a military engine full of sharp spikes, which was placed by the gate of the camp to prevent the approach of the enemy. (Caes…

Quick answers

What does ēricius mean in Latin?
ēricius, a noun, means “hedgehog; A beam armed with sharp spikes.”.
What is the genitive of ēricius?
The genitive singular is ēriciī. ēricius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ēricius?
In classical Latin, [eːˈrɪ.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈriː.t͡ʃi.us].