LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

iūstificus

iūstificus (feminine iūstifica, neuter iūstificum)
Classical[juːsˈtɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[jusˈtiː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivethat acts justly

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeiūstificusiūstificaiūstificum
genitiveiūstificīiūstificaeiūstificī
dativeiūstificōiūstificaeiūstificō
accusativeiūstificumiūstificamiūstificum
ablativeiūstificōiūstificāiūstificō
vocativeiūstificeiūstificaiūstificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeiūstificīiūstificaeiūstifica
genitiveiūstificōrumiūstificārumiūstificōrum
dativeiūstificīsiūstificīsiūstificīs
accusativeiūstificōsiūstificāsiūstifica
ablativeiūstificīsiūstificīsiūstificīs
vocativeiūstificīiūstificaeiūstifica

justĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. justus-facio,
I. that acts justly (poet.): mens deorum, Cat. 64, 407.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  5. Proto-Italic*jowos
  6. Archaic Latin *iowos,*iowez-
  7. Archaic Latiniovestos
  8. Latiniūstificus

Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin iūstificus From iūstus (“just”) + -i- + -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Quick answers

What does iūstificus mean in Latin?
iūstificus, a adjective, means “that acts justly”.
How do you pronounce iūstificus?
In classical Latin, [juːsˈtɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jusˈtiː.fi.kus].
Where does iūstificus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos → Proto-Italic *jowos → Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- → Archaic Latin iovestos → Latin iūstificus.