adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
latericius
latericius (feminine latericia, neuter latericium)
Classical[ɫa.tɛˈrɪ.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[la.teˈriː.t͡ʃi.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalbrick, brickwork
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | latericius | latericia | latericium |
| genitive | latericiī | latericiae | latericiī |
| dative | latericiō | latericiae | latericiō |
| accusative | latericium | latericiam | latericium |
| ablative | latericiō | latericiā | latericiō |
| vocative | latericie | latericia | latericium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | latericiī | latericiae | latericia |
| genitive | latericiōrum | latericiārum | latericiōrum |
| dative | latericiīs | latericiīs | latericiīs |
| accusative | latericiōs | latericiās | latericia |
| ablative | latericiīs | latericiīs | latericiīs |
| vocative | latericiī | latericiae | latericia |
lătĕrīcĭus or -tĭus, a, um, adj. later,
I. made or consisting of bricks:
turris, Caes. B. C. 2, 10; 2, 14: muri, id. ib. 2, 15: opus, brickwork, Col. 9, 6, 4: urbs, built of bricks, Suet. Aug. 28: paries, Plin. 18, 30, 73, § 301.—Hence, subst.: lătĕrīcĭum, ii, n., brickwork: ne saxa ex catapultis latericium discuterent, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
laterīcius adj.
later, made of bricks : turris, Cs.—As subst n., brickwork , Cs.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -icius Latin latericius From later + -icius.
Descendants
- Englishlateritious
- Italianlaterizio