LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

galacticus

galacticus (feminine galactica, neuter galacticum)
Classical[ɡaˈɫak.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ɡaˈlak.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemilk, milky

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegalacticusgalacticagalacticum
genitivegalacticīgalacticaegalacticī
dativegalacticōgalacticaegalacticō
accusativegalacticumgalacticamgalacticum
ablativegalacticōgalacticāgalacticō
vocativegalacticegalacticagalacticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegalacticīgalacticaegalactica
genitivegalacticōrumgalacticārumgalacticōrum
dativegalacticīsgalacticīsgalacticīs
accusativegalacticōsgalacticāsgalactica
ablativegalacticīsgalacticīsgalacticīs
vocativegalacticīgalacticaegalactica

Origins

From Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós, “milky”).

Descendants
  • Englishgalactic
  • Frenchgalactique
  • Romaniangalacticfrom French galactique
  • Portuguesegalático
  • Spanishgaláctico
  • Estoniangalaktika
  • Finnishgalaktinen
  • Turkishgalaktikfrom French galactique
  • Galiciangaláctico
  • Latviangalaktika

Quick answers

What does galacticus mean in Latin?
galacticus, a adjective, means “milk, milky”.
How do you pronounce galacticus?
In classical Latin, [ɡaˈɫak.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡaˈlak.ti.kus].