LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prophēticus

prophēticus (feminine prophētica, neuter prophēticum)
Classical[prɔˈpʰeː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈfɛː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveprophetic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprophēticusprophēticaprophēticum
genitiveprophēticīprophēticaeprophēticī
dativeprophēticōprophēticaeprophēticō
accusativeprophēticumprophēticamprophēticum
ablativeprophēticōprophēticāprophēticō
vocativeprophēticeprophēticaprophēticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprophēticīprophēticaeprophētica
genitiveprophēticōrumprophēticārumprophēticōrum
dativeprophēticīsprophēticīsprophēticīs
accusativeprophēticōsprophēticāsprophētica
ablativeprophēticīsprophēticīsprophēticīs
vocativeprophēticīprophēticaeprophētica

prŏphētĭcus, a, um, adj., = προφητικός,
I. predicting, prophetic, prophetical (eccl. Lat.): Moyses propheticus, non poëticus pastor, Tert. Cor. Mil. 7: sermo, Vulg. 2 Pet. 1, 19.—Adv.: prŏphētĭcē, prophetically (eccl. Lat.): prophetice dictum, Tert. Mon. 4; Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 44.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós).

Descendants
  • Frenchprophétique
  • Romanianprofeticfrom French prophétique
  • Englishpropheticfrom French prophétique

Quick answers

What does prophēticus mean in Latin?
prophēticus, a adjective, means “prophetic”.
How do you pronounce prophēticus?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈpʰeː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈfɛː.ti.kus].