adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mē̆xicānus
mē̆xicānus (feminine mē̆xicāna, neuter mē̆xicānum)
Classical[meːk.sɪˈkaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[meɡ.ziˈkaː.nus]
Meaning
- New LatinadjectiveMexican; from or pertaining to Mexico
Foederātī Statūs Mē̆xicānī
United Mexican States[…]flos Mexicanus flore fistuloso
[…] Mexican flower with fisulose blooms1669, Roberto Morison, Hortus Regius Blesensis, page 201:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mē̆xicānus | mē̆xicāna | mē̆xicānum |
| genitive | mē̆xicānī | mē̆xicānae | mē̆xicānī |
| dative | mē̆xicānō | mē̆xicānae | mē̆xicānō |
| accusative | mē̆xicānum | mē̆xicānam | mē̆xicānum |
| ablative | mē̆xicānō | mē̆xicānā | mē̆xicānō |
| vocative | mē̆xicāne | mē̆xicāna | mē̆xicānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mē̆xicānī | mē̆xicānae | mē̆xicāna |
| genitive | mē̆xicānōrum | mē̆xicānārum | mē̆xicānōrum |
| dative | mē̆xicānīs | mē̆xicānīs | mē̆xicānīs |
| accusative | mē̆xicānōs | mē̆xicānās | mē̆xicāna |
| ablative | mē̆xicānīs | mē̆xicānīs | mē̆xicānīs |
| vocative | mē̆xicānī | mē̆xicānae | mē̆xicāna |
Origins
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mexicano, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco. By surface analysis, Mē̆xicum + -ānus.