LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

flīctus

flīctus m (genitive flīctūs)
Classical[ˈfliːk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈflik.tus]

Meaning

  1. a striking together, collision

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeflīctusflīctūs
genitiveflīctūsflīctuum
dativeflīctuīflīctibus
accusativeflīctumflīctūs
ablativeflīctūflīctibus
vocativeflīctusflīctūs

flictus, ūs, m. fligo,
I. a striking, dashing together, collision (poet.): armamentūm stridor, flictus navium, Pac. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 9, 667 (Trag. Rel. v. 335 ed. Rib.): tum scuta cavaeque Dant sonitum flictu galeae, Verg. l. l.; Sil. 9, 322.

Origins

From flīgō + -tus (forming action nouns).

In English words that came into English from flīctus

  • conflictcōnflīctus
  • afflictafflīctō
  • afflictionafflīctiō
  • inflictīnflīctus
  • inflictionīnflīctiō

Quick answers

What does flīctus mean in Latin?
flīctus, a noun, means “a striking together, collision”.
What is the genitive of flīctus?
The genitive singular is flīctūs. flīctus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce flīctus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfliːk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈflik.tus].
Which English words come from flīctus?
English words that go back to Latin flīctus include conflict, afflict, inflict, affliction and infliction.