LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

platicus

platicus (feminine platica, neuter platicum)
Classical[ˈpɫa.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecompendious, general

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeplaticusplaticaplaticum
genitiveplaticīplaticaeplaticī
dativeplaticōplaticaeplaticō
accusativeplaticumplaticamplaticum
ablativeplaticōplaticāplaticō
vocativeplaticeplaticaplaticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeplaticīplaticaeplatica
genitiveplaticōrumplaticārumplaticōrum
dativeplaticīsplaticīsplaticīs
accusativeplaticōsplaticāsplatica
ablativeplaticīsplaticīsplaticīs
vocativeplaticīplaticaeplatica

plătĭcus, a, um, adj., = πλατικός,
I. general, compendious, summary (post-class.): dispositio, Firm. Math. 3, 2.—Adv.: plă-tĭcē, in general, generally (post-class.): platice institui, Firm. Math. 2, 16.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατικός (platikós).

Quick answers

What does platicus mean in Latin?
platicus, a adjective, means “compendious, general”.
How do you pronounce platicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɫa.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈplaː.ti.kus].