LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

fidicen

fidicen m (genitive fidicinis, feminine fidicina)
Classical[ˈfɪ.dɪ.kɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈfiː.di.t͡ʃen]

Meaning

  1. masculinea lutist, lyrist, harpist
  2. masculinepoetica lyric poet, a lyricist
    ...; et unā / Pindaricae fidicen tu quoque, Rufe, lyrae;...together with you too, Rufus, lyricist of Pindar's lyre43 BCE – c. 17 CE, Ovidius, Ex Ponto 4.16.27-28

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefidicenfidicinēs
genitivefidicinisfidicinum
dativefidicinīfidicinibus
accusativefidicinemfidicinēs
ablativefidicinefidicinibus
vocativefidicenfidicinēs

fĭdĭcen, ĭnis, m. 2. fides-cano,
I. a luteplayer, lyrist, minstrel, harper: Socratem fidibus docuit nobilis fidicen, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 3; id. N. D. 3, 9, 23 (with tibicen); Val. Max. 3, 6, 4; Mart. Cap. 3, § 296.—Poet. transf., a lyric poet: Latinus, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 33: Romanae lyrae, id. C. 4, 3, 23: lyrae Pindaricae, Ov. P. 4. 16, 28; and in apposition: doctor Argivae fidicen Thaliae (Apollo), Hor. C. 4, 6, 25.

Origins

From fidēs (“lyre”) + -cen (“player [of a musical instrument]”).

In English words that came into English from fidicen

  • fidicinalfidicen

Quick answers

What does fidicen mean in Latin?
fidicen, a noun, means “a lutist, lyrist, harpist; a lyric poet, a lyricist”.
What is the genitive of fidicen?
The genitive singular is fidicinis. fidicen is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fidicen?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɪ.dɪ.kɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfiː.di.t͡ʃen].