LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

manicus

manicus m (genitive manicī)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinmasculinehandle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemanicusmanicī
genitivemanicīmanicōrum
dativemanicōmanicīs
accusativemanicummanicōs
ablativemanicōmanicīs
vocativemanicemanicī

Origins

Fom manus (“hand”) + -īcus. Attested in the accusative form manicum in the Liber Glossarum.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanmànec
  • Occitanmarguefrom Old Occitan manegue
  • Franco-Provençalmanjo
  • Old Frenchmanche
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesemangofrom Old Galician-Portuguese mango
  • Spanishmangofrom Old Spanish mango
  • Aragonesemango
  • Falamangofrom Old Galician-Portuguese mango
  • Galicianmangofrom Old Galician-Portuguese mango
  • Asturianmangufrom Old Leonese mangu
  • Leonesemangufrom Old Leonese mangu
  • Ladinomangofrom Old Spanish mango
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianmàiga
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianmanico
  • Corsicanmanicu
  • Istriotmanago
  • Istriotmanigo
  • Neapolitanmaneco
  • Sicilianmanicu
  • Venetanmanego
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianmani
  • Ladinmane
  • Ladinmanego
  • Ladinmènech
  • Romanshmanch
  • Romanshmoni
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianmanec
  • Ligurianmanego
  • Lombardmanec
  • Piedmontesemani
  • Romagnolmâng

Quick answers

What does manicus mean in Latin?
manicus, a noun, means “handle”.
What is the genitive of manicus?
The genitive singular is manicī. manicus is masculine, second declension.