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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pīrāticus

pīrāticus (feminine pīrātica, neuter pīrāticum)
Classical[piːˈraː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[piˈraː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepiratical

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepīrāticuspīrāticapīrāticum
genitivepīrāticīpīrāticaepīrāticī
dativepīrāticōpīrāticaepīrāticō
accusativepīrāticumpīrāticampīrāticum
ablativepīrāticōpīrāticāpīrāticō
vocativepīrāticepīrāticapīrāticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepīrāticīpīrāticaepīrātica
genitivepīrāticōrumpīrāticārumpīrāticōrum
dativepīrāticīspīrāticīspīrāticīs
accusativepīrāticōspīrāticāspīrātica
ablativepīrāticīspīrāticīspīrāticīs
vocativepīrāticīpīrāticaepīrātica

pīrātĭcus, a, um, adj., = πειρατικός,
I. of or belonging to pirates, piratic, piratical: myoparone piratico capto, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 73: statio, Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 152: laurea, victories over the pirates, Luc. 1, 122: bellum, Cic. Red. in Sen. 5, 11.—
II. Subst.: pīrātĭca, ae, f., piracy: piraticam queque ut musicam fabricam dici adhuc dubitabant mei praeceptores, Quint. 8, 3, 34: piraticam facere, to practise piracy, Cic. Red. in Sen. 5; so, piraticam exercere, Just. 8, 3, 13; 22, 1, 14.

In English words that came into English from pīrāticus

  • piraticalpīrāticus

Quick answers

What does pīrāticus mean in Latin?
pīrāticus, a adjective, means “piratical”.
How do you pronounce pīrāticus?
In classical Latin, [piːˈraː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [piˈraː.ti.kus].