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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Ptolemāicus

Ptolemāicus (feminine Ptolemāica, neuter Ptolemāicum)
Classical[ptɔ.ɫɛˈmaː.jɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[pto.leˈmaː.ji.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivePtolemaic; pertaining to Ptolemy, the Ptolemies dynasty, or the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (305 BC – 30 BC).

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePtolemāicusPtolemāicaPtolemāicum
genitivePtolemāicīPtolemāicaePtolemāicī
dativePtolemāicōPtolemāicaePtolemāicō
accusativePtolemāicumPtolemāicamPtolemāicum
ablativePtolemāicōPtolemāicāPtolemāicō
vocativePtolemāicePtolemāicaPtolemāicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePtolemāicīPtolemāicaePtolemāica
genitivePtolemāicōrumPtolemāicārumPtolemāicōrum
dativePtolemāicīsPtolemāicīsPtolemāicīs
accusativePtolemāicōsPtolemāicāsPtolemāica
ablativePtolemāicīsPtolemāicīsPtolemāicīs
vocativePtolemāicīPtolemāicaePtolemāica

Origins

From Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemaeus (“Ptolemy”) + -icus (“-ic”).

Descendants
  • Catalanptolemaic
  • EnglishPtolemaic
  • Frenchptolémaïque
  • Italiantolemaico
  • Portugueseptolomaico
  • Romanianptolemeic
  • Spanishptolemaico
  • Asturianptolemaicu
  • Siciliantulimàicu

In English words that came into English from Ptolemāicus

  • PtolemaicPtolemāicus

Quick answers

What does Ptolemāicus mean in Latin?
Ptolemāicus, a adjective, means “Ptolemaic; pertaining to Ptolemy, the Ptolemies dynasty, or the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (305 BC – 30 BC).”.
How do you pronounce Ptolemāicus?
In classical Latin, [ptɔ.ɫɛˈmaː.jɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pto.leˈmaː.ji.kus].