LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

philosophicus

philosophicus (feminine philosophica, neuter philosophicum, adverb philosophicē)
Classical[pʰɪ.ɫɔˈsɔ.pʰɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[fi.loˈs̬ɔː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivephilosophical
    Otium Vindelicum sive Meletematum Historico-philosophicorum TrigaAugsburg Idleness, or, a Triga of Historico-Philosophical Essays1731, Johann Jakob Brucker, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativephilosophicusphilosophicaphilosophicum
genitivephilosophicīphilosophicaephilosophicī
dativephilosophicōphilosophicaephilosophicō
accusativephilosophicumphilosophicamphilosophicum
ablativephilosophicōphilosophicāphilosophicō
vocativephilosophicephilosophicaphilosophicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativephilosophicīphilosophicaephilosophica
genitivephilosophicōrumphilosophicārumphilosophicōrum
dativephilosophicīsphilosophicīsphilosophicīs
accusativephilosophicōsphilosophicāsphilosophica
ablativephilosophicīsphilosophicīsphilosophicīs
vocativephilosophicīphilosophicaephilosophica

phĭlŏsŏphĭcus, a, um, adj., = φιλοσοφικός,
I. of or belonging to philosophy, philosophic (post-class.; for the proper read., Cic. Tusc. 5, 41, 121, is philosophiae, acc. to Non. 134, 3, and 174, 18), Macr. S. 7, 1 Eyssen. (Jan. philosophis); Ambros. Off. 2, 9, 49; Sid. Ep. 4, 1.—Adv.: phĭlŏsŏphĭcē, in a philosophical manner, philosophically: vivere, Lact. 3, 14, 19.

Origins

From Ancient Greek φιλοσοφικός (philosophikós), from φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge”); equivalent to philosophia + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalanfilosòfic
  • Frenchphilosophique
  • Italianfilosofico
  • Portuguesefilosófico
  • Romanianfilozofic
  • Spanishfilosófico
  • Asturianfilosóficu
  • Galicianfilosófico
  • Maltesefilosofikufrom Italian filosofico
  • Sicilianfilusòficu

In English words that came into English from philosophicus

  • philosophicphilosophicus

Quick answers

What does philosophicus mean in Latin?
philosophicus, a adjective, means “philosophical”.
How do you pronounce philosophicus?
In classical Latin, [pʰɪ.ɫɔˈsɔ.pʰɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fi.loˈs̬ɔː.fi.kus].