adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
postīcus
postīcus (feminine postīca, neuter postīcum)
Classical[pɔsˈtiː.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[posˈtiː.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveback, rear, posterior
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
porta parva posteriorpostīca -ae (f) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 5
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | postīcus | postīca | postīcum |
| genitive | postīcī | postīcae | postīcī |
| dative | postīcō | postīcae | postīcō |
| accusative | postīcum | postīcam | postīcum |
| ablative | postīcō | postīcā | postīcō |
| vocative | postīce | postīca | postīcum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | postīcī | postīcae | postīca |
| genitive | postīcōrum | postīcārum | postīcōrum |
| dative | postīcīs | postīcīs | postīcīs |
| accusative | postīcōs | postīcās | postīca |
| ablative | postīcīs | postīcīs | postīcīs |
| vocative | postīcī | postīcae | postīca |
postīcus, a, um, adj. post; like anticus from ante.
I. That is behind, hinder, back-, posterior (class., but not in Cic. or Cæs.):
est etiam hic ostium aliud posticum nostrarum aedium, backdoor, Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 40; cf.: posticum ostium dicitur in posteriore parte aedium. Ceterum antiqui etiam vicinum habitantem ad posteriorem partem aedium sic appellarunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 220 Müll.: locus erat posticis aedium partibus, Liv. 23, 8: perrexit in interiores partes domuis posticae, of the backbuilding, out - house, Varr. ap. Non. 217, 7: domo posticā egressus, Val. Max. 5, 7, 3: muri, Varr. L. L. 5, § 42 Müll.: vicinus, v. Paul. ex Fest. l. l.: non peperit, verum posticā parte profudit, with the posteriors, Lucil. ap. Non. 217, 17: sannae, made behind the back, Pers. 1, 62: pedes, hind feet, Sol. 26: pars palatii, Suet. Oth. 6: posticam lineam in agris dividendis Serv. Sulpicius appellavit, ab exoriente sole ad occidentem quae spectabat, Fest. p. 233 Müll.: quae ante nos sunt, antica: et quae post nos sunt, postica dicuntur: et dextram anticam, sinistram posticam dicimus. Sic etiam ea caeli pars, quae sole illustratur ad meridiem, antica nominatur, quae ad septentrionem postica, Paul. ex Fest. p. 220 Müll.; cf.: ejus templi partes quattuor dicuntur: sinistra ab oriente, dextra ab occasu, antica ad meridiem, postica ad septentrionem, Varr. L. L. 7, § 7 Müll.—II. Subst.
A. postīca, ae, f., a backdoor (post-class.), App. M. 9, p. 217, 25; Dig. 7, 1, 13.—
B. postīcum, i, n.
1. A backdoor (the prevailing form for this signif.):
per posticum se conferre, Plaut. Most. 3, 3, 27: atria servantem postico falle clientem, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 31; Vulg. Dan. 13, 18.—2. The back part of a building, the rear front, Titin. ap. Non. 217, 19:
in pronao, et postico, Vitr. 3, 1.—3. A backhouse, privy (anteclass.), Lucil. ap. Non. 217, 20.—
4. The posteriors, the fundament (ante- and postclass.): retrimenta cibi, quae exierunt per posticum, Varr. ap. Non. 217, 24; also in plur., Arn. 2, 54.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
postīcus adj.
post, in the rear, behind, hinder, back-, posterior : aedium partes, L.—As subst n., a backdoor : aedium, L., H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpostīcus
Proto-Indo-European *-kosder. Latin -īcus Latin postīcus From post (“after”) + -īcus. Compare antīcus.
Descendants
- Englishpostical
- Italianpostico
- Portuguesepostigo
- Spanishpostigo