LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

fōrmāceus

fōrmāceus (feminine fōrmācea, neuter fōrmāceum)
Classical[foːrˈmaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[forˈmaː.t͡ʃe.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemade using a form or mould, moulded
    […]nōn in Āfricā Hispāniāque ē terrā parietēs, quōs appellant fōrmāceōs, quoniam in fōrmā circumdatīs duābus utrimque tabulīs inferciuntur vērius quam īnstruuntur, aevīs dūrant[…]?[…] don't they last for ages, the earthen walls in Africa and Spain that they call moulded because they're stuffed in a mould, with two boards on either side, rather than constructed […] ?77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 35.169

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefōrmāceusfōrmāceafōrmāceum
genitivefōrmāceīfōrmāceaefōrmāceī
dativefōrmāceōfōrmāceaefōrmāceō
accusativefōrmāceumfōrmāceamfōrmāceum
ablativefōrmāceōfōrmāceāfōrmāceō
vocativefōrmāceefōrmāceafōrmāceum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefōrmāceīfōrmāceaefōrmācea
genitivefōrmāceōrumfōrmāceārumfōrmāceōrum
dativefōrmāceīsfōrmāceīsfōrmāceīs
accusativefōrmāceōsfōrmāceāsfōrmācea
ablativefōrmāceīsfōrmāceīsfōrmāceīs
vocativefōrmāceīfōrmāceaefōrmācea

formācĕus, a, um, adj. forma,
I. made in a form or mould: parietes, quos appellant formaceos, quoniam in forma circumdatis duabus utrimque tabulis inferciuntur verius quam instruuntur, Plin. 35, 14, 48, § 169.

Origins

From fōrma (“shape, mould”) + -āceus (“relational adjective suffix”). Said to be current in Africa and Spain, and is continued in Spanish. Isidore cites the substantivised fōrmācium, with fōrmātum as a synonym. Compare Spanish horma (“dry stone wall”).

Descendants
  • Spanishhormazo
  • Spanishhormaza

Quick answers

What does fōrmāceus mean in Latin?
fōrmāceus, a adjective, means “made using a form or mould, moulded”.
How do you pronounce fōrmāceus?
In classical Latin, [foːrˈmaː.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [forˈmaː.t͡ʃe.us].