adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
lyricus1
lyricus (feminine lyrica, neuter lyricum)
Classical[ˈly.rɪ.kʊs]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to the lute.
- adjectivelyric (of or pertaining to the lyre)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lyricus | lyrica | lyricum |
| genitive | lyricī | lyricae | lyricī |
| dative | lyricō | lyricae | lyricō |
| accusative | lyricum | lyricam | lyricum |
| ablative | lyricō | lyricā | lyricō |
| vocative | lyrice | lyrica | lyricum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lyricī | lyricae | lyrica |
| genitive | lyricōrum | lyricārum | lyricōrum |
| dative | lyricīs | lyricīs | lyricīs |
| accusative | lyricōs | lyricās | lyrica |
| ablative | lyricīs | lyricīs | lyricīs |
| vocative | lyricī | lyricae | lyrica |
lўrĭcus, a, um, adj. lyra,
I. of or belonging to the lute or lyre, lyric:
lyrici soni, Ov. F. 2, 94: vates, Hor. C. 1, 1, 35: senex, i. e. Anacreon, Ov. Tr. 2, 364: regnator lyricae cohortis, i. e. Pindar, Stat. S. 4, 7, 5.— Subst. A. lўrĭca, ōrum, n., lyric poems, Plin. Ep. 7, 17, 3; 3, 1, 7.—
B. lўrĭcus, i, m., = λυρικός, a lyric poet, Sid. Ep. 4, 1:
Bacchylides, Amm. 25, 4, 3.—Usually plur.: lўrĭci, ōrum, m., lyric poets, Quint. 9, 4, 53; 1, 8, 6; 8, 6, 71; 10, 1, 96; 61 (in Cic. Or. 55, written in Gr. letters, λυρικοί).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lyricus adj.
, λυρικός, of the lute, of the lyre, lyric: soni, O.: vates, H.: senex, i. e. Anacreon, O.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυρικός (lurikós, “of or pertaining to the lyre”). Equivalent to lyra + -icus.
Descendants
- Englishlyric
- Frenchlyrique
- Italianlirico
- Portugueselírico
- Spanishlírico
- Piedmonteselìrich
In English words that came into English from lyricus
- lyriclyricus