LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

phantasticus

phantasticus (feminine phantastica, neuter phantasticum)
Classical[pʰanˈtas.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[fanˈtas.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveimaginary

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativephantasticusphantasticaphantasticum
genitivephantasticīphantasticaephantasticī
dativephantasticōphantasticaephantasticō
accusativephantasticumphantasticamphantasticum
ablativephantasticōphantasticāphantasticō
vocativephantasticephantasticaphantasticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativephantasticīphantasticaephantastica
genitivephantasticōrumphantasticārumphantasticōrum
dativephantasticīsphantasticīsphantasticīs
accusativephantasticōsphantasticāsphantastica
ablativephantasticīsphantasticīsphantasticīs
vocativephantasticīphantasticaephantastica

phantastĭcus, a, um, adj., = φανταστικός,
I. imaginary, Cassiod. An. 2; Fulg. Myth. 3, 10.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós), from φαντάζω (phantázō) + -τικός (-tikós).

Descendants
  • Catalanfantàstic
  • Englishfantasticfrom Middle French fantastique
  • Frenchfantastiquefrom Middle French fantastique
  • Italianfantastico
  • Englishfantasticofrom Italian fantastico
  • Spanishfantástico
  • Portuguesefantásticofrom Old Galician-Portuguese fantástico
  • Asturianfantásticu
  • Piedmontesefantàstich
  • Czechfantastický

Quick answers

What does phantasticus mean in Latin?
phantasticus, a adjective, means “imaginary”.
How do you pronounce phantasticus?
In classical Latin, [pʰanˈtas.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fanˈtas.ti.kus].