LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

metricus

metricus (feminine metrica, neuter metricum)
Classical[ˈmɛ.trɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.tri.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemetrical (of or pertaining to measurement)
  2. adjectivemetric, metrical (of or pertaining to poetic metre)
  3. New Latinadjectivemetric (of or pertaining to the metric system)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemetricusmetricametricum
genitivemetricīmetricaemetricī
dativemetricōmetricaemetricō
accusativemetricummetricammetricum
ablativemetricōmetricāmetricō
vocativemetricemetricametricum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemetricīmetricaemetrica
genitivemetricōrummetricārummetricōrum
dativemetricīsmetricīsmetricīs
accusativemetricōsmetricāsmetrica
ablativemetricīsmetricīsmetricīs
vocativemetricīmetricaemetrica

mē^trĭcus, a, um, adj., = μετρικός,
I. of or relating to measuring or measure (postAug.).
I. In gen.: leges metricae, Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 219.—
II. In partic., of or relating to metre, metrical: metrici pedes, Quint. 9, 4, 52; 48.—
B. Subst.: mē^trĭcus, i, m., a prosodian (post-class.), Gell. 18, 15, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  2. Ancient Greek -τρον(-tron)
  3. Ancient Greek μέτρον(métron)
  4. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  5. Ancient Greek -ικός(-ikós)
  6. Latinmetricus

Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricus From Ancient Greek, either directly from μετρικός (metrikós), or via metrum + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmètric
  • Frenchmétrique
  • Italianmetrico
  • Occitanmetric
  • Portuguesemétrico
  • Spanishmétrico
  • Englishmetric
  • Germanmetrisch
  • Galicianmétrico
  • Danishmetrisk

In English words that came into English from metricus

  • metricmetricus
  • metricalmetricus

Quick answers

What does metricus mean in Latin?
metricus, a adjective, means “metrical (of or pertaining to measurement); metric, metrical (of or pertaining to poetic metre); metric (of or pertaining to the metric system)”.
How do you pronounce metricus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɛ.trɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛː.tri.kus].
Where does metricus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- → Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) → Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) → Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) → Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) → Latin metricus.