LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prācticus

prācticus (feminine prāctica, neuter prācticum)
Classical[ˈpraːk.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprak.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepractical
  2. adjectiveactive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprācticusprācticaprācticum
genitiveprācticīprācticaeprācticī
dativeprācticōprācticaeprācticō
accusativeprācticumprācticamprācticum
ablativeprācticōprācticāprācticō
vocativeprācticeprācticaprācticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprācticīprācticaeprāctica
genitiveprācticōrumprācticārumprācticōrum
dativeprācticīsprācticīsprācticīs
accusativeprācticōsprācticāsprāctica
ablativeprācticīsprācticīsprācticīs
vocativeprācticīprācticaeprāctica

practĭcus, a, um, adj., = πρακτικός,
I. active (post-class.): vita, Fulg. Myth. 2, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanpràctic
  • Germanpraktisch
  • Italianpratico
  • Portugueseprático
  • Spanishpráctico
  • Englishpracticofrom Spanish práctico
  • Englishpractisefrom Late Latin practico
  • Englishpracticefrom Late Latin practico
  • Frenchpratiquefrom Latin practica
  • Englishpratiquefrom Latin practica
Old French
  • Englishpractic
  • Romanianpractic

Quick answers

What does prācticus mean in Latin?
prācticus, a adjective, means “practical; active”.
How do you pronounce prācticus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpraːk.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprak.ti.kus].