LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

persicus1

persicus f (genitive persicī)

Meaning

  1. femininea peach tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepersicuspersicī
genitivepersicīpersicōrum
dativepersicōpersicīs
accusativepersicumpersicōs
ablativepersicōpersicīs
vocativepersicepersicī

persĭcus, corrupted for persibus.

Origins

Descendants
  • Frenchpersicot
  • Italianpersico
  • Italianpesco
  • Romanianpiersic
  • Sardinianpéssiche
  • Sardinianpénsiu
  • Sardinianpéssiu
  • Sardinianpréssiu
  • Aromanianchearsic
  • Aromanianhearhic
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Persicus2
Persicus (feminine Persica, neuter Persicum, adverb Persicē)
Classical[ˈpɛr.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.si.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivePersian; of Persia

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePersicusPersicaPersicum
genitivePersicīPersicaePersicī
dativePersicōPersicaePersicō
accusativePersicumPersicamPersicum
ablativePersicōPersicāPersicō
vocativePersicePersicaPersicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePersicīPersicaePersica
genitivePersicōrumPersicārumPersicōrum
dativePersicīsPersicīsPersicīs
accusativePersicōsPersicāsPersica
ablativePersicīsPersicīsPersicīs
vocativePersicīPersicaePersica

Persĭcus, a, um, v. Persae, II. B., and Perses, IV. B.

Origins

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Περσικός (Persikós) Latin Persicus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσικός (Persikós), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian man”, noun) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Persēs/Persa + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalanpèrsic
  • EnglishPersic
  • Frenchpersique
  • Italianpersico
  • Occitanpersic
  • Portuguesepérsico
  • Spanishpérsico
  • Sicilianpèrsicu

Quick answers

What does persicus mean in Latin?
persicus, a noun, means “a peach tree”.
What is the genitive of persicus?
The genitive singular is persicī. persicus is feminine, second declension.