LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

phrenēticus

phrenēticus (feminine phrenētica, neuter phrenēticum)
Classical[pʰrɛˈneː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[freˈnɛː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemad, delirious

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativephrenēticusphrenēticaphrenēticum
genitivephrenēticīphrenēticaephrenēticī
dativephrenēticōphrenēticaephrenēticō
accusativephrenēticumphrenēticamphrenēticum
ablativephrenēticōphrenēticāphrenēticō
vocativephrenēticephrenēticaphrenēticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativephrenēticīphrenēticaephrenētica
genitivephrenēticōrumphrenēticārumphrenēticōrum
dativephrenēticīsphrenēticīsphrenēticīs
accusativephrenēticōsphrenēticāsphrenētica
ablativephrenēticīsphrenēticīsphrenēticīs
vocativephrenēticīphrenēticaephrenētica

phrĕnētĭcus (or phrĕnīt-), a, um, adj., = φρενητικός,
I. mad, delirious, frantic, Cic. Div. 1, 38, 81: ex phreneticis alii hilares, alii tristes sunt, etc., Cels. 3, 18 (al. phreniticis); Mart. 11, 28 in lemm.—Poet., transf., of the winds, which rage, as it were, in a frantic manner, Varr. ap. Non. 46, 9.

Origins

Alteration of phrenīticus, from Ancient Greek φρενῑτικός (phrenītikós, “delirious”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).

Descendants
  • Italianfarnetico
  • Romanianfiretic
  • Sardinianfrenédigu
  • Catalanfrenètic
  • Frenchfrénétiquefrom Old French frenetique
  • Englishfranticfrom Old French frenetique
  • Englishfreneticfrom Old French frenetique
  • Englishphreniticfrom Old French frenetique
  • Italianfrenetico
  • Portuguesefrenético

In English words that came into English from phrenēticus

  • franticphrenēticus
  • freneticphrenēticus

Quick answers

What does phrenēticus mean in Latin?
phrenēticus, a adjective, means “mad, delirious”.
How do you pronounce phrenēticus?
In classical Latin, [pʰrɛˈneː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [freˈnɛː.ti.kus].