LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

postīcum

postīcum n (genitive postīcī)

Meaning

  1. back door
  2. outhouse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepostīcumpostīca
genitivepostīcīpostīcōrum
dativepostīcōpostīcīs
accusativepostīcumpostīca
ablativepostīcōpostīcīs
vocativepostīcumpostīca

postīcum, i, n., v. posticus.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpostīcum

Proto-Indo-European *-kosder. Latin -īcus Latin postīcus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin postīcum From postīcus (“back, rear”) + -um (neuter nominal suffix).

Descendants
  • Portuguesepostigo
  • Spanishpostigo
  • Asturianpostigu
  • Galicianpoxigo
  • Galicianpexigo
  • Galicianpostigo
  • Galicianpuxigo

Quick answers

What does postīcum mean in Latin?
postīcum, a noun, means “back door; outhouse”.
What is the genitive of postīcum?
The genitive singular is postīcī. postīcum is neuter, second declension.
Where does postīcum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pós → Proto-Indo-European *pósti → Proto-Italic *posti → Old Latin poste → Latin postīcum.