LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinevariously declined, second declension, fourth declension

fīcus

fīcus m or f (genitive fīcī or fīcūs)
Classical[ˈfiː.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfiː.kus]

Meaning

  1. fig tree
  2. fig (fruit)
  3. hemorrhoids

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefīcus
fīcula		fīcī
fīcūs, fīculae
genitivefīcī
fīcūs, fīculae		fīcōrum
fīcuum, fīculārum
dativefīcō
fīcuī, fīculae		fīcīs
fīcibus, fīculīs
accusativefīcum
fīculam		fīcōs
fīcūs, fīculās
ablativefīcō
fīcū, fīculā		fīcīs
fīcibus, fīculīs
vocativefīce
fīcus, fīcula		fīcī
fīcūs, fīculae

fīcus, i and ūs (
I. dat. sing., gen., dat., and abl. plur., always of second decl.; in other cases of second or fourth; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, 532 sq.—Masc., Mart. 1, 65, 4; 7, 71, 6; Macr. S. 2, 16. The declension and gender were disputed even among the ancients; cf. Varr. L. L. 9, § 80 Müll.; Charis. p. 103 P.; Prisc. p. 713 ib.), f. etym. dub.; cf. σῦκον, σϝυκον, a fig-tree.
I. Lit.: cortex levis fico, Plin. 16, 31, 55, § 126 sqq.: fici, quarum radices longissimae, id. 16, 31, 56, § 130: exceptā fico, id. 16, 26, 49, § 113: ficos mariscas in loco cretoso serito, Cato, R. R. 8, 1, v. marisca: homini Phrygi, qui arborem fici numquam vidisset, fiscinam ficorum objecisti, Cic. Fl. 17, 41: Ruminalis and Rumina, v. 1. Rumina, II. A. and B.: quod diceret, uxorem suam suspendisse se de ficu, Cic. de Or. 2, 69, 278 (for which Quintilian, in making the same statement: quod uxor sua e fico se suspendisset, Quint. 6, 3, 88): sub una ficu, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 21.— Poet.: pepedi diffissa nate ficus, i. e. ut ficus (cuius lignum magnopere fissile), Hor. S. 1, 8, 47.—
II. Transf.
A. The fruit of the fig-tree, a fig: fici dulciferae, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 103 P. (Ann. v. 71 ed. Vahl.): ficis victitamus aridis, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 59: Zacyntho ficos fieri non malas, id. Merc. 5, 2, 102: per ficos, quas edimus, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 5: ex fici tantulo grano, Cic. de Sen. 15, 52: suamque pulla ficus ornat arborem, Hor. Epod. 16, 46: dum ficus prima calorque, etc., the first ripe figs (denoting the beginning of autumn), id. Ep. 1, 7, 5: pinguibus ficis pastum jecur anseris, id. S. 2, 8, 88: nux ornabat mensas cum duplice ficu, a split fig, id. ib. 2, 2, 122, v. also in the foll.—Ante- and post-class. in masc.: sicuti cum primos ficus propola recentes Protulit, Lucil. ap. Non. 154, 27: grossi, Macr. S. 2, 16.—
B. The piles (from their shape): cum dixi ficus, rides quasi barbara verba, Et dici ficos, Caeciliane, jubes. Dicemus ficus, quas scimus in arbore nasci: Dicemus ficos, Caeciliane, tuas (al. tuos, v. the commentators, ad loc.), Mart. 1, 65, 4 (cf. the same sort of pun in another place, Mart. 7, 71).—Hence poet. transf., of one who has the piles, Mart. 4, 52, 2.

Origins

Possibly adapted into Pre-Latin in the form *þūko- or *þīko- and likely related to Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon) and Old Armenian թուզ (tʻuz) through a Mediterranean substrate form *tʲuk- or the like. One possibility is a Semitic loanword. Compare Phoenician 𐤐𐤀𐤂 (pʾg, “half-ripe fig”), Hebrew פַּג (paḡ), פַּגָּה (paggâ, “unripe fig”), Classical Syriac ܦܵܓܵܐ (“unripe fig”).

Elsewhere
  • Italianficafrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
  • Italianfigafrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
  • Occitanfigafrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
  • Romanianfig
  • Aromanianhicãfrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
  • Megleno-Romanianicăfrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
  • Corsicanficafrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
  • Dalmatianfaicafrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
  • Dalmatianfaikafrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
  • Hungarianfügefrom Vulgar Latin *fīca
Borrowings
  • Englishficus
  • Romanianficus
  • Spanishficus
  • Albanianfik
  • Basquepiku
  • Dutchficus
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianficu
  • Sardinianfigu
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianfico
  • Italianfigo
  • Sicilianficu
  • Venetanfigo
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesefigofrom Old Galician-Portuguese figo
  • Spanishhigofrom Old Spanish figo
  • Aragonesefigo
  • Asturianfigu
  • Galicianfigofrom Old Galician-Portuguese figo
  • Ladinoigofrom Old Spanish figo
  • Ladinoאיגוfrom Old Spanish figo
  • Ladinofigofrom Old Spanish figo
  • Ladinoפ׳יגוfrom Old Spanish figo
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfic
  • Old Frenchfie
Balkano-Romance
  • Aromanianhic
  • Aromanianhicu
  • Megleno-Romanianic
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfîc
  • Romanshfig
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianfîg
  • Ligurianfîgo
  • Piedmontesefi

Quick answers

What does fīcus mean in Latin?
fīcus, a noun, means “fig tree; fig (fruit); hemorrhoids”.
What is the genitive of fīcus?
The genitive singular is fīcī. fīcus is masculine, variously declined, second declension, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce fīcus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfiː.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfiː.kus].