LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

flaccus1

flaccus (feminine flacca, neuter flaccum)
Classical[ˈfɫak.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈflak.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveflabby, flaccid, hanging down
  2. adjectiveflap-eared, having wide or large flat ears

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeflaccusflaccaflaccum
genitiveflaccīflaccaeflaccī
dativeflaccōflaccaeflaccō
accusativeflaccumflaccamflaccum
ablativeflaccōflaccāflaccō
vocativeflacceflaccaflaccum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeflaccīflaccaeflacca
genitiveflaccōrumflaccārumflaccōrum
dativeflaccīsflaccīsflaccīs
accusativeflaccōsflaccāsflacca
ablativeflaccīsflaccīsflaccīs
vocativeflaccīflaccaeflacca

flaccus, a, um, adj. etym. dub.,
I. flabby, hanging down.
I. Lit.: auriculae, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 4.—
II. Transf., of persons, flap-eared: ecquos deos paetulos esse arbitramur? ecquos silos, flaccos, frontones, capitones, quae sunt in nobis? Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 80.—Hence,

Origins

Uncertain; possibly an imitative adjective with internal gemination (similar to crassus, grossus, gibber), or from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Polish błagi and Lithuanian blogas.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanflac
  • Frenchflachefrom Old French flac
  • Frenchflaquefrom Old French flac
  • Frenchflasquefrom Old French flac
Borrowings
  • Portuguesefracofrom Old Galician-Portuguese fraco
  • Spanishflaco
  • Galicianfracofrom Old Galician-Portuguese fraco
  • Galicianfraquefrom Old Galician-Portuguese fraco
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfiacco
  • Sicilianfraccu
  • Sicilianciaccu
  • Siciliançaccu
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Flaccus2
Flaccus m sg (genitive Flaccī)
Classical[ˈfɫak.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈflak.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara cognomen used by the gentes Avilia, Fulvia, Valeria, and others
    Quintus Horatius Flaccus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFlaccus—
genitiveFlaccī—
dativeFlaccō—
accusativeFlaccum—
ablativeFlaccō—
vocativeFlacce—

Flaccus, i, m.,
I. a Roman surname; cf.: aures homini tantum immobiles: ab iis Flaccorum cognomina, Plin. 11, 37, 50, § 136; esp. freq. in the gens Valeria, Cornelia, and Horatia; e. g. si quid in Flacco viri est, i. e. in Q. Horatio, Hor. Epod. 15, 12.—
B. Transf., the writings of Horace: stabunt pueri, cum totus decolor esset Flaccus, Juv. 7, 227.—
II. Deriv.: Flaccĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flaccus, Flaccian: area, Val. Max. 6, 3, 1.

Origins

From flaccus (“flap-eared; flabby”), possibly imitative or from an earlier Proto-Indo-European root.

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekΦλάκκος

Quick answers

What does flaccus mean in Latin?
flaccus, a adjective, means “flabby, flaccid, hanging down; flap-eared, having wide or large flat ears”.
How do you pronounce flaccus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɫak.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈflak.kus].