adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mūsicus1
mūsicus (feminine mūsica, neuter mūsicum)
Classical[ˈmuː.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmuː.s̬i.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to music, musical
- adjectiveof or pertaining to poetry, poetic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūsicus | mūsica | mūsicum |
| genitive | mūsicī | mūsicae | mūsicī |
| dative | mūsicō | mūsicae | mūsicō |
| accusative | mūsicum | mūsicam | mūsicum |
| ablative | mūsicō | mūsicā | mūsicō |
| vocative | mūsice | mūsica | mūsicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūsicī | mūsicae | mūsica |
| genitive | mūsicōrum | mūsicārum | mūsicōrum |
| dative | mūsicīs | mūsicīs | mūsicīs |
| accusative | mūsicōs | mūsicās | mūsica |
| ablative | mūsicīs | mūsicīs | mūsicīs |
| vocative | mūsicī | mūsicae | mūsica |
mūsĭcus. a, um, adj., = μουσικός.
I. Of or belonging to music, musical (class.).
A. Adj.:
leges musicae, the rules of music, Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 39: sonus citharae, Phaedr. 4, 18, 20: pedes, Plin. 29, 1, 5, § 6.—B. Subst.
2. mūsĭ-ca, ōrum, n., music:
in musicis numeri, et voces, et modi, Cic. de Or. 1, 42, 187: dedere se musicis, id. ib. 1, 3, 10: et omnia musicorum organa, Vulg. 1 Par. 16, 42.—II. In gen.
1. Of or belonging to poetry, poetical; subst., a poet: applicare se ad studium musicum, the art of poetry, Ter. Heaut. prol. 23:
ars, id. Phorm. prol. 18: musicus pes, a metrical foot of five syllables, ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ (e. g. temperantia), Diom. p. 478 P.—2. Of or belonging to science, scientific: ludus, scientific occupation, Gell. praef.—Hence, adv.: * mūsĭcē, = μουσικῶς: musice hercle agitis aetatem, you are in clover, i. e. living luxuriously at another's expense, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 40.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mūsicus adj.
, μουσικός, of music, musical: leges, rules of music: sonus citharae, Ph.—As subst m., a musician: musicorum aures.—Plur n. as subst, music: in musicis numeri.—Of poetry, poetical: studium, the art of poetry, T.: ars, T.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μουσικός (mousikós).