LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pisticus

pisticus (feminine pistica, neuter pisticum)
Classical[ˈpɪs.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpis.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepure
  2. adjectivegenuine

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepisticuspisticapisticum
genitivepisticīpisticaepisticī
dativepisticōpisticaepisticō
accusativepisticumpisticampisticum
ablativepisticōpisticāpisticō
vocativepisticepisticapisticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepisticīpisticaepistica
genitivepisticōrumpisticārumpisticōrum
dativepisticīspisticīspisticīs
accusativepisticōspisticāspistica
ablativepisticīspisticīspisticīs
vocativepisticīpisticaepistica

pistĭcus, a, um, adj., = πιστικός,
I. pure, genuine (late Lat.), Vulg. Johan. 12, 3: unguentum, Ambros. in Luc. 6, § 34.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πιστικός (pistikós).

Quick answers

What does pisticus mean in Latin?
pisticus, a adjective, means “pure; genuine”.
How do you pronounce pisticus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɪs.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpis.ti.kus].