LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

exōticus

exōticus (feminine exōtica, neuter exōticum)
Classical[ɛkˈsoː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzɔː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveforeign, exotic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeexōticusexōticaexōticum
genitiveexōticīexōticaeexōticī
dativeexōticōexōticaeexōticō
accusativeexōticumexōticamexōticum
ablativeexōticōexōticāexōticō
vocativeexōticeexōticaexōticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeexōticīexōticaeexōtica
genitiveexōticōrumexōticārumexōticōrum
dativeexōticīsexōticīsexōticīs
accusativeexōticōsexōticāsexōtica
ablativeexōticīsexōticīsexōticīs
vocativeexōticīexōticaeexōtica

exōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἐξωτικός,
I. foreign, exotic (ante- and post-class.).
I. Adj.: unguenta, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 41: vinum, Gell. 13, 5, 5: jus (piscium), App. M. 10, p. 246, 28: pulvis, id. Mag. p. 278, 4: sermo, id. Met. 1 init.—Comically: Graecia, i. q. magna, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 11.—*
II. Subst.: exōtĭcum, i, n., a foreign garment, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 48.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (exōtikós).

Descendants
  • Catalanexòtic
  • Englishexotic
  • Frenchexotique
  • Italianzotico
  • Italianesoticofrom Italian zotico
  • Occitanexotic
  • Portugueseexótico
  • Romanianexotic
  • Spanishexótico
  • Friulianesotic

In English words that came into English from exōticus

  • exoticexōticus

Quick answers

What does exōticus mean in Latin?
exōticus, a adjective, means “foreign, exotic”.
How do you pronounce exōticus?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈsoː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eɡˈzɔː.ti.kus].