LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Pentelicus

Pentelicus (feminine Pentelica, neuter Pentelicum)
Classical[pɛnˈtɛ.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[penˈtɛː.li.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivePentelic; relating to Mount Pentelicus, a mountain near Athens in Attica, Greece.
    Fragmenta duo tabulae marmoris Pentelici inventa in arce Athenarum.Two fragments of Pentelic marble tablets found in the citadel of Athens.1888, Guilelmus Dittenberger, Sylloge inscriptionum Graecarum, volume 1, page 301:

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePentelicusPentelicaPentelicum
genitivePentelicīPentelicaePentelicī
dativePentelicōPentelicaePentelicō
accusativePentelicumPentelicamPentelicum
ablativePentelicōPentelicāPentelicō
vocativePentelicePentelicaPentelicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePentelicīPentelicaePentelica
genitivePentelicōrumPentelicārumPentelicōrum
dativePentelicīsPentelicīsPentelicīs
accusativePentelicōsPentelicāsPentelica
ablativePentelicīsPentelicīsPentelicīs
vocativePentelicīPentelicaePentelica

Pentĕlĭcus, a, um, adj., = Πεντελικός,
I. of or belonging to a mountain near Athens (in the demos of Πεντελή), celebrated for its while marble, Pentelie: Hermae Pentelici, of Pentelic marble, Cic. Att. 1, 8, 2.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πεντελικός (Pentelikós).

Descendants
  • EnglishPentelic

Quick answers

What does Pentelicus mean in Latin?
Pentelicus, a adjective, means “Pentelic; relating to Mount Pentelicus, a mountain near Athens in Attica, Greece.”.
How do you pronounce Pentelicus?
In classical Latin, [pɛnˈtɛ.lɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [penˈtɛː.li.kus].