LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

metallicus1

metallicus (feminine metallica, neuter metallicum)
Classical[mɛˈtal.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[meˈtal.li.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveyielding or abounding in metal
  2. adjectivepost Augustanmetallic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemetallicusmetallicametallicum
genitivemetallicīmetallicaemetallicī
dativemetallicōmetallicaemetallicō
accusativemetallicummetallicammetallicum
ablativemetallicōmetallicāmetallicō
vocativemetallicemetallicametallicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemetallicīmetallicaemetallica
genitivemetallicōrummetallicārummetallicōrum
dativemetallicīsmetallicīsmetallicīs
accusativemetallicōsmetallicāsmetallica
ablativemetallicīsmetallicīsmetallicīs
vocativemetallicīmetallicaemetallica

mĕtallĭcus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to metal, metallic (post-Aug.).
I. Adj.: molybdaena metallica, Plin. 34, 18, 53, § 173: natura, id. 27, 4, 5, § 15.—
II. Subst.: mĕtallĭcus, i, m.
A. A digger of metals, a mine-digger, miner: lavant eas arenas metallici, Plin. 34, 16, 47, § 157; Cod. Just. 11, 6, 7.—
B. A person condemned to the mines, Dig. 48, 19, 10.—
C. A worker in stone, Cassiod. Var. 7, 15.

Origins

Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Latin -icus Latin metallicus From metallum (“metal”) + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmetàl·lic
  • Englishmetallic
  • Frenchmétallique
  • Italianmetallico
  • Occitanmetallic
  • Portuguesemetálico
  • Romanianmetalic
  • Spanishmetálico
  • Galicianmetálico
noun · masculinesecond declension
metallicus2
metallicus m (genitive metallicī)
Classical[mɛˈtal.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[meˈtal.li.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculineminer; a digger of metals
  2. masculineperson condemned to the mines
  3. masculineworker in stone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemetallicusmetallicī
genitivemetallicīmetallicōrum
dativemetallicōmetallicīs
accusativemetallicummetallicōs
ablativemetallicōmetallicīs
vocativemetallicemetallicī

Origins

Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Latin -icus Latin metallicus From metallum (“metal”) + -icus.

Quick answers

What does metallicus mean in Latin?
metallicus, a adjective, means “yielding or abounding in metal; metallic”.
How do you pronounce metallicus?
In classical Latin, [mɛˈtal.lɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [meˈtal.li.kus].