adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
oeconomicus
oeconomicus (feminine oeconomica, neuter oeconomicum)
Classical[oe̯.kɔˈnɔ.mɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.koˈnɔː.mi.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationaldomestic economy
- adjectiveorderly, methodical
- adjectiveeconomic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oeconomicus | oeconomica | oeconomicum |
| genitive | oeconomicī | oeconomicae | oeconomicī |
| dative | oeconomicō | oeconomicae | oeconomicō |
| accusative | oeconomicum | oeconomicam | oeconomicum |
| ablative | oeconomicō | oeconomicā | oeconomicō |
| vocative | oeconomice | oeconomica | oeconomicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oeconomicī | oeconomicae | oeconomica |
| genitive | oeconomicōrum | oeconomicārum | oeconomicōrum |
| dative | oeconomicīs | oeconomicīs | oeconomicīs |
| accusative | oeconomicōs | oeconomicās | oeconomica |
| ablative | oeconomicīs | oeconomicīs | oeconomicīs |
| vocative | oeconomicī | oeconomicae | oeconomica |
oecŏnŏmĭcus, a, um, adj., = οἰκονομικός.
I. Of or relating to domestic economy; subst.: oecŏnŏmĭcus, i, m., a work of Xenophon on domestic economy. in eo libro, qui Oeconomicus inscribitur, Cic. Off. 2, 24, 87; Gell. 15, 5, 8.—
II. Of or belonging to a proper (oratorical) division or arrangement; orderly, methodical:
oeconomica totius causae dispositio, Quint. 7, 10, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
oeconomicus adj.
, οἰκονομικός, of domestic economy.—As subst, The Householder (a book by Xenophon).
Origins
From oeconomia (“management of household affairs; arrangement, economy”) + -icus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house, home, estate”) + νόμος (nómos, “law, rule, authority”).
Descendants
- Catalaneconòmic
- Frenchéconomique
- Romanianeconomicfrom French économique
- Frenchœconomique
- Italianeconomico
- Occitaneconomic
- Portugueseeconómico
- Spanisheconómico
- Turkishekonomikfrom French économique
- Galicianeconómico
In English words that came into English from oeconomicus
- economicoeconomicus
- economicsoeconomicus