LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

metoecus

metoecus m (genitive metoecī)
Classical[mɛˈtoe̯.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[meˈtɛː.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea stranger dwelling in a city without citizenship

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemetoecusmetoecī
genitivemetoecīmetoecōrum
dativemetoecōmetoecīs
accusativemetoecummetoecōs
ablativemetoecōmetoecīs
vocativemetoecemetoecī

mĕtoecus, i, m., = μέτοικος,
I. a stranger, sojourner, denizen, resident alien dwelling in a city without the rights of citizenship (post-class.), Eum. Pan. Flavens. Nom. Dict. 4 fin.: ager militi metoeco (al. modico) est assignatus, Front. de Colon. p. 134 Goes. (written mĕtycus, Gromat. Vet. 234, 19; 238, 7 Lachm.).

Origins

From Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos).

Descendants
  • Catalanmetec
  • Englishmetic
  • Frenchmétèque
  • Romanianmetecfrom French métèque

In English words that came into English from metoecus

  • meticmetycus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesMetoecusMetoecus (μέτοικος), a resident foreigner, a permanent settler in an alien state. Resident aliens were common in nearly all Greek cities, especially c…

Quick answers

What does metoecus mean in Latin?
metoecus, a noun, means “a stranger dwelling in a city without citizenship”.
What is the genitive of metoecus?
The genitive singular is metoecī. metoecus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce metoecus?
In classical Latin, [mɛˈtoe̯.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [meˈtɛː.kus].