LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Phalaecēus

Phalaecēus (feminine Phalaecēa, neuter Phalaecēum)
Classical[pʰa.ɫae̯ˈkeː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[fa.leˈt͡ʃɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivePhalaecean (of or relating to the poet Phalaecus; being hendecasyllabic and consisting of a spondee, a dactyl and three trochees)
    versus PhalaecēusPhalaecean/hendecasyllabic verse

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePhalaecēusPhalaecēaPhalaecēum
genitivePhalaecēīPhalaecēaePhalaecēī
dativePhalaecēōPhalaecēaePhalaecēō
accusativePhalaecēumPhalaecēamPhalaecēum
ablativePhalaecēōPhalaecēāPhalaecēō
vocativePhalaecēePhalaecēaPhalaecēum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePhalaecēīPhalaecēaePhalaecēa
genitivePhalaecēōrumPhalaecēārumPhalaecēōrum
dativePhalaecēīsPhalaecēīsPhalaecēīs
accusativePhalaecēōsPhalaecēāsPhalaecēa
ablativePhalaecēīsPhalaecēīsPhalaecēīs
vocativePhalaecēīPhalaecēaePhalaecēa

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαλαίκειος (Phalaíkeios), from Φάλαικος (Phálaikos) + -ειος (-eios). By surface analysis, Phalaecus + -ēus.

Descendants
  • EnglishPhalaecean
  • Frenchphalécéen
  • Italianfaleceo

Quick answers

What does Phalaecēus mean in Latin?
Phalaecēus, a adjective, means “Phalaecean (of or relating to the poet Phalaecus; being hendecasyllabic and consisting of a spondee, a dactyl and three trochees)”.
How do you pronounce Phalaecēus?
In classical Latin, [pʰa.ɫae̯ˈkeː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fa.leˈt͡ʃɛː.us].