LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

germānicus1

germānicus (feminine germānica, neuter germānicum)
Classical[ɡɛrˈmaː.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒerˈmaː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveGermanic, Teutonic
  2. New LatinadjectiveGerman

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegermānicusgermānicagermānicum
genitivegermānicīgermānicaegermānicī
dativegermānicōgermānicaegermānicō
accusativegermānicumgermānicamgermānicum
ablativegermānicōgermānicāgermānicō
vocativegermānicegermānicagermānicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegermānicīgermānicaegermānica
genitivegermānicōrumgermānicārumgermānicōrum
dativegermānicīsgermānicīsgermānicīs
accusativegermānicōsgermānicāsgermānica
ablativegermānicīsgermānicīsgermānicīs
vocativegermānicīgermānicaegermānica

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Germānicus adj.,
of the Germans, German: bellum, with the Germans, Cs., Ta.—As subst m. (sc. nummus), a gold coin of Domitian, Iu.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin germānicus From Germānus + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalangermànic
  • EnglishGermanic
  • Frenchgermanique
  • Italiangermanico
  • Portuguesegermânico
  • Romaniangermanic
  • Spanishgermánico
  • Germangermanisch
  • Ancient GreekΓερμανικός

In English words that came into English from germānicus

  • Germanicgermānicus
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Germānicus2
Germānicus m sg (genitive Germānicī)
Classical[ɡɛrˈmaː.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒerˈmaː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. a Roman cognomen;
  2. Germanicus (24 BC–19 AD), an ancient Roman general, known for his campaigns in Germania.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGermānicus—
genitiveGermānicī—
dativeGermānicō—
accusativeGermānicum—
ablativeGermānicō—
vocativeGermānice—

Origins

From Germānus + -icus.

Quick answers

What does germānicus mean in Latin?
germānicus, a adjective, means “Germanic, Teutonic; German”.
How do you pronounce germānicus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛrˈmaː.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒerˈmaː.ni.kus].