LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pellicius

pellicius (feminine pellicia, neuter pellicium)
Classical[pɛlˈlɪ.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pelˈliː.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemade of skins

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepelliciuspelliciapellicium
genitivepelliciīpelliciaepelliciī
dativepelliciōpelliciaepelliciō
accusativepelliciumpelliciampellicium
ablativepelliciōpelliciāpelliciō
vocativepelliciepelliciapellicium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepelliciīpelliciaepellicia
genitivepelliciōrumpelliciārumpelliciōrum
dativepelliciīspelliciīspelliciīs
accusativepelliciōspelliciāspellicia
ablativepelliciīspelliciīspelliciīs
vocativepelliciīpelliciaepellicia

pellĭcĭus (pellĭcĕus), a, um, adj. pellis,
I. made of skins: tunicam et stragula pellicia habere, Dig. 34, 2, 25: tunica, Pall. 1, 43: sella, Lampr. Elag. 4; Vulg. Gen. 3, 21; id. Matt. 3, 4.—
II. Subst.: pellĭcĭ-um, βαίτη, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pelnis
  3. Proto-Italic*pelnis
  4. Latinpellicius

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -icius Latin pellicius From pellis (“skin, fur, hide”) + -icius.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpellissa
  • Frenchpelissefrom Old French pelice
  • Occitanpelissafrom Old Occitan pelisa
  • Franco-Provençalpeleusse
  • Normanpélichefrom Old French pelice
  • Normanp'lichefrom Old French pelice
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepelliça
  • Spanishpelliza
Borrowings
  • Englishpilchfrom Old English pyleċe
  • GermanPelzfrom Old High German pelliz
  • Scotspilchfrom Old English pyleċe
  • Scotspilshfrom Old English pyleċe
  • Pennsylvania GermanBelsfrom Old High German pelliz
  • Vilamovianpełcfrom Old High German pelliz
  • Middle Dutchpelsfrom Old High German pelliz
  • Middle Dutchpelsefrom Old High German pelliz
  • Old Norsepilzfrom Old High German pelliz
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianpelliccia
  • Corsicanpilliccia
  • Istriotpileîsa
  • Neapolitanpelliccia
  • Sicilianpiddizza
  • Venetanpelìssa
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianpelizze
  • Ladinpelicia
  • Ladinpelic
  • Romanshpelletscha
  • Romanshpletscha
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianplezza
  • Ligurianpelissa
  • Lombardpellizza
  • Piedmonteseplissa
  • Romagnolpleza

Quick answers

What does pellicius mean in Latin?
pellicius, a adjective, means “made of skins”.
How do you pronounce pellicius?
In classical Latin, [pɛlˈlɪ.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pelˈliː.t͡ʃi.us].
Where does pellicius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pel- → Proto-Indo-European *pelnis → Proto-Italic *pelnis → Latin pellicius.