LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pelagicus

pelagicus (feminine pelagica, neuter pelagicum)
Classical[pɛˈɫa.ɡɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈlaː.d͡ʒi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepelagic (of the open sea)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepelagicuspelagicapelagicum
genitivepelagicīpelagicaepelagicī
dativepelagicōpelagicaepelagicō
accusativepelagicumpelagicampelagicum
ablativepelagicōpelagicāpelagicō
vocativepelagicepelagicapelagicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepelagicīpelagicaepelagica
genitivepelagicōrumpelagicārumpelagicōrum
dativepelagicīspelagicīspelagicīs
accusativepelagicōspelagicāspelagica
ablativepelagicīspelagicīspelagicīs
vocativepelagicīpelagicaepelagica

pĕlăgĭcus, a, um, adj., = πελάγικός,
I. of or belonging to the sea, sea- (pure Lat. marinus): pisces, Col. 8, 17, 14.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpelàgic
  • Frenchpélagique
  • Italianpelagico
  • Portuguesepelágico
  • Romanianpelagic
  • Spanishpelágico
  • Englishpelagic
  • Galicianpeláxico

Quick answers

What does pelagicus mean in Latin?
pelagicus, a adjective, means “pelagic (of the open sea)”.
How do you pronounce pelagicus?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈɫa.ɡɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈlaː.d͡ʒi.kus].