adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ethnicus
ethnicus (feminine ethnica, neuter ethnicum)
Classical[ˈɛtʰ.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛt.ni.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveespeciallyheathen
- adjectivepagan
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ethnicus | ethnica | ethnicum |
| genitive | ethnicī | ethnicae | ethnicī |
| dative | ethnicō | ethnicae | ethnicō |
| accusative | ethnicum | ethnicam | ethnicum |
| ablative | ethnicō | ethnicā | ethnicō |
| vocative | ethnice | ethnica | ethnicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ethnicī | ethnicae | ethnica |
| genitive | ethnicōrum | ethnicārum | ethnicōrum |
| dative | ethnicīs | ethnicīs | ethnicīs |
| accusative | ethnicōs | ethnicās | ethnica |
| ablative | ethnicīs | ethnicīs | ethnicīs |
| vocative | ethnicī | ethnicae | ethnica |
ethnĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἐθνικός,
I. heathenish, pagan; and subst.: ethni-cus, i, m., a heathen, Tert. Pud. 9; Vulg. Matt. 5, 47; 18, 17.—Adv.: ethnĭce, heathenishly:
vivere, Tert. Pud. 9. Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós).
In English words that came into English from ethnicus
- ethnicethnicus