LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gymnicus

gymnicus (feminine gymnica, neuter gymnicum)
Classical[ˈɡym.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒim.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivegymnastic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegymnicusgymnicagymnicum
genitivegymnicīgymnicaegymnicī
dativegymnicōgymnicaegymnicō
accusativegymnicumgymnicamgymnicum
ablativegymnicōgymnicāgymnicō
vocativegymnicegymnicagymnicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegymnicīgymnicaegymnica
genitivegymnicōrumgymnicārumgymnicōrum
dativegymnicīsgymnicīsgymnicīs
accusativegymnicōsgymnicāsgymnica
ablativegymnicīsgymnicīsgymnicīs
vocativegymnicīgymnicaegymnica

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ludi gymnici
gymnastic contests.
certamina gymnica
gymnastic contests.

gymnĭcus, a, um, adj., = γυμνικός,
I. of or for bodily exercise, gymnastic: ludi qui gymnici nominantur, Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 62: ludi, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205: certamina, Suet. Ner. 53.

In English words that came into English from gymnicus

  • gymnicgymnicus

Quick answers

What does gymnicus mean in Latin?
gymnicus, a adjective, means “gymnastic”.
How do you pronounce gymnicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡym.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ʒim.ni.kus].