adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
genticus
genticus (feminine gentica, neuter genticum)
Classical[ˈɡɛn.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛn.ti.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof, belonging to, or derived from a gens/clan/lineage/family; familial, lineal
- adjectiveof, belonging to, or derived from a tribe; tribal
Adduntur e servitiis gladiaturae destinati, quibus more gentico continuum ferri tegimen: cruppellarios vocant, inferendis ictibus inhabilis, accipiendis impenetrabilis.
To these he added a contingent of slaves, destined for the gladiatorial ring and, the custom with the tribe, encased in the continuous shell of iron: the so-called “cruppellarians”, who, if too weighty to inflict wounds, are impregnably fortified against receiving them.Tacitus, Annales, Liber III: Ab Excessu Divi Augusti, 43 - adjectiveof, belonging to, or derived from a nation; national
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | genticus | gentica | genticum |
| genitive | genticī | genticae | genticī |
| dative | genticō | genticae | genticō |
| accusative | genticum | genticam | genticum |
| ablative | genticō | genticā | genticō |
| vocative | gentice | gentica | genticum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | genticī | genticae | gentica |
| genitive | genticōrum | genticārum | genticōrum |
| dative | genticīs | genticīs | genticīs |
| accusative | genticōs | genticās | gentica |
| ablative | genticīs | genticīs | genticīs |
| vocative | genticī | genticae | gentica |
gentĭcus, a, um, adj. gens,
I. of or belonging to a nation, national (post-Aug.):
quibus more gentico continuum ferri tegimen, Tac. A. 3, 43; 6, 33: pro gentica devotione, Tert. de Anim. 39.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
genticus adj.
gens, peculiar to a nation, national : more gentico, Ta.
Origins
From gēns (“clan, tribe”) + -icus (“-ic”).