LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

histriōnicus

histriōnicus (feminine histriōnica, neuter histriōnicum)
Classical[hɪs.triˈoː.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[is.triˈɔː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehistrionic (pertaining to actors or acting)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehistriōnicushistriōnicahistriōnicum
genitivehistriōnicīhistriōnicaehistriōnicī
dativehistriōnicōhistriōnicaehistriōnicō
accusativehistriōnicumhistriōnicamhistriōnicum
ablativehistriōnicōhistriōnicāhistriōnicō
vocativehistriōnicehistriōnicahistriōnicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehistriōnicīhistriōnicaehistriōnica
genitivehistriōnicōrumhistriōnicārumhistriōnicōrum
dativehistriōnicīshistriōnicīshistriōnicīs
accusativehistriōnicōshistriōnicāshistriōnica
ablativehistriōnicīshistriōnicīshistriōnicīs
vocativehistriōnicīhistriōnicaehistriōnica

histrĭōnĭcus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to a player, histrionic (post-class.): operae, Dig. 32, 1, 73: gestus, Amm. 14, 6, 18.—Subst.: histrĭōnĭca, ae, f., the player's art, Lampr. Heliog. 12, 1.

Origins

From histriō (“actor”) + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalanhistriònic
  • Englishhistrionic
  • Frenchhistrionique
  • Italianistrionico
  • Portuguesehistriónico
  • Portuguesehistriônico
  • Spanishhistriónico
  • Galicianhistriónico

In English words that came into English from histriōnicus

  • histrionichistriōnicus

Quick answers

What does histriōnicus mean in Latin?
histriōnicus, a adjective, means “histrionic (pertaining to actors or acting)”.
How do you pronounce histriōnicus?
In classical Latin, [hɪs.triˈoː.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [is.triˈɔː.ni.kus].