adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pāgānicus
pāgānicus (feminine pāgānica, neuter pāgānicum)
Classical[paːˈɡaː.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[paˈɡaː.ni.kus]
pāgānicum sg. nom. n.; sg. acc. m.; sg. acc. n.; sg. voc. n.
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic.
- EcclesiasticalLatinadjectiveHeathenish, pagan.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pāgānicus | pāgānica | pāgānicum |
| genitive | pāgānicī | pāgānicae | pāgānicī |
| dative | pāgānicō | pāgānicae | pāgānicō |
| accusative | pāgānicum | pāgānicam | pāgānicum |
| ablative | pāgānicō | pāgānicā | pāgānicō |
| vocative | pāgānice | pāgānica | pāgānicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pāgānicī | pāgānicae | pāgānica |
| genitive | pāgānicōrum | pāgānicārum | pāgānicōrum |
| dative | pāgānicīs | pāgānicīs | pāgānicīs |
| accusative | pāgānicōs | pāgānicās | pāgānica |
| ablative | pāgānicīs | pāgānicīs | pāgānicīs |
| vocative | pāgānicī | pāgānicae | pāgānica |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
pāgānĭcus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to the country, rural, rustic.
I. Lit.:
paganicae feriae, Varr. L. L. 6, § 26 Müll.; cf. Paganalia: IOVI PAGANICO SACR., Inscr. Orell. 1250.—Absol.: bona habere in paganico (sc. solo or agro), Cod. Just. 6, 21, 1; cf. paganus: pila paganica, a ball stuffed with down, used at first in the country, but afterwards also in the city, Mart. 7, 32, 7: pluma, id. 14, 45, 1; cf. Becker, Gall. 3, p. 94. —II. In eccl. Lat., heathenish, pagan, Salv. Gub. 1.
Origins
From pāgus (“area outside of a city, countryside”).
Descendants
- ItalianPaganico