LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

magellanicus

magellanicus (feminine magellanica, neuter magellanicum)

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveDiscovered in or native to the area around the Straits of Magellan; Magellanic.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemagellanicusmagellanicamagellanicum
genitivemagellanicīmagellanicaemagellanicī
dativemagellanicōmagellanicaemagellanicō
accusativemagellanicummagellanicammagellanicum
ablativemagellanicōmagellanicāmagellanicō
vocativemagellanicemagellanicamagellanicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemagellanicīmagellanicaemagellanica
genitivemagellanicōrummagellanicārummagellanicōrum
dativemagellanicīsmagellanicīsmagellanicīs
accusativemagellanicōsmagellanicāsmagellanica
ablativemagellanicīsmagellanicīsmagellanicīs
vocativemagellanicīmagellanicaemagellanica

Origins

Latinized name of the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (1470–1521) + -icus

Quick answers

What does magellanicus mean in Latin?
magellanicus, a adjective, means “Discovered in or native to the area around the Straits of Magellan; Magellanic.”.