adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
maledicus
maledicus (feminine maledica, neuter maledicum, comparative maledīcentior, superlative maledīcentissimus)
Classical[maˈɫɛ.dɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[maˈlɛː.di.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveslanderous
- adjectiveabusive
- adjectivescurrilous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maledicus | maledica | maledicum |
| genitive | maledicī | maledicae | maledicī |
| dative | maledicō | maledicae | maledicō |
| accusative | maledicum | maledicam | maledicum |
| ablative | maledicō | maledicā | maledicō |
| vocative | maledice | maledica | maledicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maledicī | maledicae | maledica |
| genitive | maledicōrum | maledicārum | maledicōrum |
| dative | maledicīs | maledicīs | maledicīs |
| accusative | maledicōs | maledicās | maledica |
| ablative | maledicīs | maledicīs | maledicīs |
| vocative | maledicī | maledicae | maledica |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
mălĕdĭcus, a, um, adj. maledico,
I. foul-mouthed, abusive, scurrilous, slanderous (class.):
conviciator maledicus, Cic. Mur. 6, 13: homines, Auct. Her. 2, 8, 12: maledicum esse in aliquem, Quint. 4, 1, 10. —Transf., of inanim. and abstr. things: civitas, Cic. Fl. 28, 48: lingua, Val. Max. 8, 9, 2: sermo, id. 7, 2, 6.—Hence, adv.: mă-lĕdĭcē, in a slanderous manner, abusively, scurrilously: maledice contumelioseque dicere, Cic. Off. 1, 37, 134; so, maledice ac maligne loqui, Liv. 45, 39, 16.Origins
From male (“ill”) + -dicus (“-saying”).; compare maledīcō (“slander, curse”).