adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
polīticus
polīticus (feminine polītica, neuter polīticum, adverb polīticē)
Classical[pɔˈliː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[poˈliː.ti.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivepolitical, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | polīticus | polītica | polīticum |
| genitive | polīticī | polīticae | polīticī |
| dative | polīticō | polīticae | polīticō |
| accusative | polīticum | polīticam | polīticum |
| ablative | polīticō | polīticā | polīticō |
| vocative | polītice | polītica | polīticum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | polīticī | polīticae | polītica |
| genitive | polīticōrum | polīticārum | polīticōrum |
| dative | polīticīs | polīticīs | polīticīs |
| accusative | polīticōs | polīticās | polītica |
| ablative | polīticīs | polīticīs | polīticīs |
| vocative | polīticī | polīticae | polītica |
pŏlītĭcus, a, um, adj., = πολιτικός,
I. of or belonging to civil polity or to the State, political, civil: libri, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 5:
philosophi, Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 109: virtutes, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
polīticus adj.
, πολιτικός, of civil polity, relating to the State, political: philosophi.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
- Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
- Ancient Greek πόλις(pólis)
- Latinpolīticus
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek πολῑ́της (polī́tēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós)bor. Latin polīticus Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).
Descendants
- Catalanpolític
- Frenchpolitique
- Englishpoliticfrom French politique
- GermanPolitikfrom French politique
- Italianpolitico
- Occitanpolitic
- Portuguesepolítico
- Romanianpolitic
- Romanianpolitică
- Spanishpolítico