adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
piceus
piceus (feminine picea, neuter piceum)
Classical[ˈpɪ.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.t͡ʃe.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalpitch
- adjectivepitch-black
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | piceus | picea | piceum |
| genitive | piceī | piceae | piceī |
| dative | piceō | piceae | piceō |
| accusative | piceum | piceam | piceum |
| ablative | piceō | piceā | piceō |
| vocative | picee | picea | piceum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | piceī | piceae | picea |
| genitive | piceōrum | piceārum | piceōrum |
| dative | piceīs | piceīs | piceīs |
| accusative | piceōs | piceās | picea |
| ablative | piceīs | piceīs | piceīs |
| vocative | piceī | piceae | picea |
pĭcĕus, a, um, adj. pix.
I. Lit., of pitch, Lucr. 6, 135.—
II. Transf., black as pitch, pitch-black:
piceā crassus caligine, Verg. G. 2, 308: turbine fumans piceo, id. A. 3, 573: lumen, id. ib. 9, 75: nubes, Ov. M. 11, 549: caelum, Val. Fl. 2, 507: nimbus, id. 2, 115: oves, id. 3, 439: dentes, Mart. 2, 41, 7: imber piceus crassusque, Plin. 16, 33, 61, § 143: coacti aëris caligo picea, Ambros. in Luc. 7, 20.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
piceus adj.
pix, pitch-black, pitchy : caligo, V.: turbine fumans piceo, V.: nubes, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *pik-der. Proto-Italic *piks Latin pix Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin piceus From pix (“pitch”) + -eus.
In English words that came into English from piceus
- piceouspiceus