adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
panēgyricus1
panēgyricus (feminine panēgyrica, neuter panēgyricum)
Classical[pa.neːˈɡy.rɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.neˈd͡ʒiː.ri.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to a public assembly, festival
- adjectivepraising, laudatory, eulogistic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | panēgyricus | panēgyrica | panēgyricum |
| genitive | panēgyricī | panēgyricae | panēgyricī |
| dative | panēgyricō | panēgyricae | panēgyricō |
| accusative | panēgyricum | panēgyricam | panēgyricum |
| ablative | panēgyricō | panēgyricā | panēgyricō |
| vocative | panēgyrice | panēgyrica | panēgyricum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | panēgyricī | panēgyricae | panēgyrica |
| genitive | panēgyricōrum | panēgyricārum | panēgyricōrum |
| dative | panēgyricīs | panēgyricīs | panēgyricīs |
| accusative | panēgyricōs | panēgyricās | panēgyrica |
| ablative | panēgyricīs | panēgyricīs | panēgyricīs |
| vocative | panēgyricī | panēgyricae | panēgyrica |
pănēgўrĭcus, a, um, adj., = πανηγυρικός,
I. of or belonging to a public assembly or festival; hence, subst.: pănēgў-rĭcus, i, m., the festival oration of Isocrates, in which he eulogized the Athenians, Cic. Or. 11, 37; Quint. 10, 4, 4.—
II. Transf., praising, laudatory, eulogistic:
libelli, panegyrics, Aus. Prof. 1, 13.—More freq. subst.: pănēgўrĭcus, i, m., a eulogy, panegyric, Quint. 2, 10, 11; cf. id. 3, 4, 14: etiam malos panegyricis mendacibus adulantur, Lact. 1, 15, 13.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
panēgyricus adj.
, πανηγυρικός, of a public assembly, festival.—As subst m. (sc. liber), a festival oration of Isocrates.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós).