LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gymnasticus

gymnasticus (feminine gymnastica, neuter gymnasticum)
Classical[ɡymˈnas.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒimˈnas.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivegymnastic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegymnasticusgymnasticagymnasticum
genitivegymnasticīgymnasticaegymnasticī
dativegymnasticōgymnasticaegymnasticō
accusativegymnasticumgymnasticamgymnasticum
ablativegymnasticōgymnasticāgymnasticō
vocativegymnasticegymnasticagymnasticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegymnasticīgymnasticaegymnastica
genitivegymnasticōrumgymnasticārumgymnasticōrum
dativegymnasticīsgymnasticīsgymnasticīs
accusativegymnasticōsgymnasticāsgymnastica
ablativegymnasticīsgymnasticīsgymnasticīs
vocativegymnasticīgymnasticaegymnastica

gymnastĭcus, a, um, adj., = γυμναστικός,
I. of or belonging to bodily exercise, gymnastic (Plautinian, for which Cic. uses gymnicus): pro exercitu gymnastico et palaestrico hoc habemus, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 7: arte gymnastica, disco, hasta, pila, id. Most. 1, 2, 72 (a spurious line).

Origins

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γυμναστικός (gumnastikós).

Descendants
  • Catalangimnàstic
  • Englishgymnastic
  • Frenchgymnastique
  • Romaniangimnasticfrom French gymnastique
  • Germangymnastisch
  • Italianginnastico
  • Portugueseginástico
  • Spanishgimnástico
  • Czechgymnastický
  • Turkishjimnastikfrom French gymnastique

In English words that came into English from gymnasticus

  • gymnasticsgymnasticus
  • gymnasticgymnasticus

Quick answers

What does gymnasticus mean in Latin?
gymnasticus, a adjective, means “gymnastic”.
How do you pronounce gymnasticus?
In classical Latin, [ɡymˈnas.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒimˈnas.ti.kus].