adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
lāicus
lāicus (feminine lāica, neuter lāicum)
Classical[ˈɫaː.ɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.i.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivelay (of the laity)
- adjectiveunconsecrated
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lāicus | lāica | lāicum |
| genitive | lāicī | lāicae | lāicī |
| dative | lāicō | lāicae | lāicō |
| accusative | lāicum | lāicam | lāicum |
| ablative | lāicō | lāicā | lāicō |
| vocative | lāice | lāica | lāicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lāicī | lāicae | lāica |
| genitive | lāicōrum | lāicārum | lāicōrum |
| dative | lāicīs | lāicīs | lāicīs |
| accusative | lāicōs | lāicās | lāica |
| ablative | lāicīs | lāicīs | lāicīs |
| vocative | lāicī | lāicae | lāica |
lāĭcus, a, um, adj., = λαϊκός,
I. of or belonging to the people or laity, not priestly, not consecrated:
non habeo laicos panes, loaves not consecrated, Vulg. 1 Reg. 21, 4.— Subst.: lāĭcus, i, m., a layman, laic, one not belonging to the priesthood (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Exhort. ad Castit. 7; opp. clericus, Hier. adv. Lucif. 3 al.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λᾱῐ̈κός (lāĭ̈kós).
Elsewhere
- Catalanllec
- Catalanlaic
- Frenchlaïc
- Frenchlaïque
- Italianlaicofrom Old Italian ladico
- Frenchlaifrom Old French lai
- Englishlayfrom Old French lai
- GermanLaiefrom Old High German leigo
- Portugueseleigo
- Portugueselaico
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmonteselàich
- Romagnollàic
- Romagnollêic