LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

massicus1

massicus (feminine massica, neuter massicum)
Classical[ˈmas.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmas.si.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf a mass or bulk of material.
  2. adjectiveOf a load or burden.
  3. adjectiveOf dough.
  4. adjectiveOf a lump.
  5. New LatinadjectiveOf mass.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemassicusmassicamassicum
genitivemassicīmassicaemassicī
dativemassicōmassicaemassicō
accusativemassicummassicammassicum
ablativemassicōmassicāmassicō
vocativemassicemassicamassicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemassicīmassicaemassica
genitivemassicōrummassicārummassicōrum
dativemassicīsmassicīsmassicīs
accusativemassicōsmassicāsmassica
ablativemassicīsmassicīsmassicīs
vocativemassicīmassicaemassica

Massĭcus, i, m. (with or without mons),
I. a mountain in Campania, celebrated for its excellent wine, now Monte Massico: per juga Massici montis, Liv. 22, 14: vertunt felicia Baccho Massica qui rastris (sc. juga, or arbusta), Verg. A. 7, 725: in Massici radices, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66.—Hence, Massĭcum vīnum, or simply Mas-sĭcum, i, n., wine of the Massicus, Massic wine: veteris pocula Massici, Hor. C. 1, 1, 19; 2, 7, 21: vina, id. S. 2, 4, 51: Bacchi umor, Verg. G. 2, 143; 3, 526.

Origins

From massa (“mass, load”) + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmàssic
  • Frenchmassique
  • Englishmassicfrom French massique
  • Italianmassico
  • Occitanmassic
  • Spanishmassico
  • TranslingualMassicus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Māssicus2
Māssicus (feminine Māssica, neuter Māssicum)
Classical[ˈmaːs.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmas.si.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveMassic; of or relating to Massa, Tuscany, Italy.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMāssicusMāssicaMāssicum
genitiveMāssicīMāssicaeMāssicī
dativeMāssicōMāssicaeMāssicō
accusativeMāssicumMāssicamMāssicum
ablativeMāssicōMāssicāMāssicō
vocativeMāssiceMāssicaMāssicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMāssicīMāssicaeMāssica
genitiveMāssicōrumMāssicārumMāssicōrum
dativeMāssicīsMāssicīsMāssicīs
accusativeMāssicōsMāssicāsMāssica
ablativeMāssicīsMāssicīsMāssicīs
vocativeMāssicīMāssicaeMāssica

Origins

From Māssa (“Massa, a town in Italy”) + -icus.

Quick answers

What does massicus mean in Latin?
massicus, a adjective, means “Of a mass or bulk of material.; Of a load or burden.; Of dough.”.
How do you pronounce massicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmas.sɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmas.si.kus].