LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

genethliacus

genethliacus (feminine genethliaca, neuter genethliacum)
Classical[ɡɛ.nɛtʰˈli.a.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.netˈliː.a.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalnativity; genethliacal

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegenethliacusgenethliacagenethliacum
genitivegenethliacīgenethliacaegenethliacī
dativegenethliacōgenethliacaegenethliacō
accusativegenethliacumgenethliacamgenethliacum
ablativegenethliacōgenethliacāgenethliacō
vocativegenethliacegenethliacagenethliacum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegenethliacīgenethliacaegenethliaca
genitivegenethliacōrumgenethliacārumgenethliacōrum
dativegenethliacīsgenethliacīsgenethliacīs
accusativegenethliacōsgenethliacāsgenethliaca
ablativegenethliacīsgenethliacīsgenethliacīs
vocativegenethliacīgenethliacaegenethliaca

gĕnethlĭăcus, a, um, adj., = γενεθλιακός,
I. of or belonging to one's natal hour or nativity, genethliacal.
I. adj.: ratio, the art of calculating nativities, Arn. 2, 116; cf. in the foll.—
II. Subst.
A. gene-thliacus, i, m., a calculator of nativities, Gell. 14, 1, 1.—
B. genethliace, ēs, f., the art of calculating nativities, genethliacs, Mart. Cap. 3, § 228; 9, § 894.—
C. Gene-thliacon, i, n., a birth-day poem, the title of a poem by Statius, Stat. S. 2, 7.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός (genethliakós), derived from γενέθλια (genéthlia, “birthday celebrations”), noun use of the neuter plural form of γενέθλιος (genéthlios, “pertaining to one's birthday”).

Descendants
  • Catalangenetlíac
  • Englishgenethliac
  • Italiangenetliaco
  • Spanishgenetlíaco

In English words that came into English from genethliacus

  • genethliacgenethliacus

Quick answers

What does genethliacus mean in Latin?
genethliacus, a adjective, means “nativity; genethliacal”.
How do you pronounce genethliacus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛ.nɛtʰˈli.a.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒe.netˈliː.a.kus].