LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

maestificus

maestificus (feminine maestifica, neuter maestificum)
Classical[mae̯sˈtɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[mesˈtiː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesaddening (causing sadness)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemaestificusmaestificamaestificum
genitivemaestificīmaestificaemaestificī
dativemaestificōmaestificaemaestificō
accusativemaestificummaestificammaestificum
ablativemaestificōmaestificāmaestificō
vocativemaestificemaestificamaestificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemaestificīmaestificaemaestifica
genitivemaestificōrummaestificārummaestificōrum
dativemaestificīsmaestificīsmaestificīs
accusativemaestificōsmaestificāsmaestifica
ablativemaestificīsmaestificīsmaestificīs
vocativemaestificīmaestificaemaestifica

maestĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. saddening (eccl. Lat.) [Fulg.], Serm. 14.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin maestificus From maestus + -ficus.

Quick answers

What does maestificus mean in Latin?
maestificus, a adjective, means “saddening (causing sadness)”.
How do you pronounce maestificus?
In classical Latin, [mae̯sˈtɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mesˈtiː.fi.kus].