LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

magnificus

magnificus (feminine magnifica, neuter magnificum, comparative magnificentior, superlative magnificentissimus, adverb magnificē)
Classical[maŋˈnɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[maɲˈɲiː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivegreat, noble, distinguished, eminent, august
  2. adjectivesplendid, rich, fine, costly, sumptuous, magnificent

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemagnificusmagnificamagnificum
genitivemagnificīmagnificaemagnificī
dativemagnificōmagnificaemagnificō
accusativemagnificummagnificammagnificum
ablativemagnificōmagnificāmagnificō
vocativemagnificemagnificamagnificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemagnificīmagnificaemagnifica
genitivemagnificōrummagnificārummagnificōrum
dativemagnificīsmagnificīsmagnificīs
accusativemagnificōsmagnificāsmagnifica
ablativemagnificīsmagnificīsmagnificīs
vocativemagnificīmagnificaemagnifica

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

magnifice loqui, dicere
(1) to speak vehemently, passionately; (2) to speak pompously, boastfully.
convivium instruere, apparare, ornare (magnifice, splendide)
to prepare, give a feast, dinner.

magnĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. (
I. comp. magnificentior; sup. magnificentissimus; v. in the foll.; old form of comp. magnificior, acc. to Fest. p. 154 Müll., and sup. magnificissimus, acc. to Fest. p. 151; so in the adv. magnificissime, Att. ap. Prisc. p. 603 P.) [magnus-facio], great in deeds or in sentiment, noble, distinguished, eminent, august, great in soul, high-minded (cf. splendidus).
I. Lit.
A. In a good sense (class.): vir factis magnificus, Liv. 1, 10: Rhodiorum civitas magna atque magnifica, great, glorious, Sall. C. 51: animus excelsus magnificusque, Cic. Off. 1, 23, 79: cives in suppliciis deorum magnifici, domi parci, magnificent, splendid, grand, fond of splendor, Sall. C. 9: elegans, non magnificus, fond of show, Nep. Att. 13; Suet. Ner. 30: magnificus in publicum, Plin. Pan. 51, 3; Vell. 2, 130.—
B. In a bad sense, bragging, boastful (ante-class.): cum magnifico milite, urbis verbis qui inermus capit, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 42; id. As. 2, 2, 84.—
II. Transf., of inanim. and abstr. things, splendid, rich, fine, costly, sumptuous, magnificent, etc. (class.): magnificae villae, Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 2: oppidum, Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 67: apparatus, Cic. Off. 1, 8, 25: ornatus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 22, § 58: funera, Caes. B. G. 6, 18: funus, Curt. 4, 8, 8: venationes, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3: nomen, Tac. H. 4, 15: res gestae, Liv. 26, 2, 1.—Of speech, of high strain, lofly, sublime: genus dicendi magnificum atque praeclarum, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 89: oratio, Plin. 35, 4, 9, § 26; cf. in the comp.: magnificentius dicendi genus et ornatius, Cic. Brut. 32, 123.—In a bad sense, boastful, bragging: verba, Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 3: litterae, Suet. Calig. 44.—Sup.: Crassus magnificentissimā aedilitate functus, Cic. Off. 2, 16.—Of medicaments, valuable, useful, admirable, Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 38.—Hence, adv., in two forms: magnĭfĭcē and (postAug.) magnĭfĭcenter, nobly, magnificently, generously, grandly, sumptuously, richly, splendidly, excellently: magnifice conscreabor, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 7: cesso magnifice patriceque, id. Cas. 3, 6, 7: magnifice laudare, Cic. Brut. 73, 254: ornare convivium, id. Quint. 30, 93: comparare convivi um, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 65: vivere, id. Off. 1, 26, 65: vincere, splendidly, gloriously, id. Cat. 2, 1, 1: radicula ex melle prodest magnifice ad tussim, admirably, excellently, Plin. 24, 11, 58, § 96; 30, 14, 47, § 139.—In a bad sense, pompously, proudly, haughtily, boastfully: se jactare. Auct. Her. 4, 21, 29: incedere, Liv. 2, 6.—In the form magnificenter: oppidum magnificenter aedificatum et eleganter, Vitr. 1, 6.—Comp.: magnificentius et dicere et sentire, grandly, loftily, Cic. Or. 34, 119.—Sup.: consulatum magnificentissime gerere, Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 2: gloriosissime et magnificentissime aliquid conficere, id. Att. 14, 4, 2: jactare se, 2, 21, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m̥ǵh₂nós
  3. Proto-Italic*magnos
  4. Latinmagnificus

Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin magnificus From magnus + -ficus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmagnífic
  • Englishmagnific
  • Frenchmagnifique
  • Italianmagnifico
  • Portuguesemagnífico
  • Romanianmagnific
  • Spanishmagnífico
  • Galicianmagnífico
  • Piedmontesemagnìfich

In English words that came into English from magnificus

  • magnificentmagnificentior
  • magnifymagnificō
  • magnificmagnificus
  • magnificatemagnificātus

Quick answers

What does magnificus mean in Latin?
magnificus, a adjective, means “great, noble, distinguished, eminent, august; splendid, rich, fine, costly, sumptuous, magnificent”.
How do you pronounce magnificus?
In classical Latin, [maŋˈnɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maɲˈɲiː.fi.kus].
Where does magnificus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s → Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós → Proto-Italic *magnos → Latin magnificus.
Which English words come from magnificus?
English words that go back to Latin magnificus include magnificent, magnific, magnify and magnificate.