LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

relicinus

relicinus (feminine relicina, neuter relicinum)
Classical[rɛˈlɪ.kɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[reˈliː.t͡ʃi.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebent or curled backwards or upwards

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerelicinusrelicinarelicinum
genitiverelicinīrelicinaerelicinī
dativerelicinōrelicinaerelicinō
accusativerelicinumrelicinamrelicinum
ablativerelicinōrelicinārelicinō
vocativerelicinerelicinarelicinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerelicinīrelicinaerelicina
genitiverelicinōrumrelicinārumrelicinōrum
dativerelicinīsrelicinīsrelicinīs
accusativerelicinōsrelicināsrelicina
ablativerelicinīsrelicinīsrelicinīs
vocativerelicinīrelicinaerelicina

rĕ-lĭcĭnus, a, um, adj.,
I. bent or curled backwards or upwards (App.); comā relicinus, App. Flor. p. 341, 37: frons, i. e. open, id. ib. p. 344, 19.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrelicinus

Latin licinus Latin relicinus From re- + licinus (“bent upward”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiandilegine

Quick answers

What does relicinus mean in Latin?
relicinus, a adjective, means “bent or curled backwards or upwards”.
How do you pronounce relicinus?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈlɪ.kɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈliː.t͡ʃi.nus].
Where does relicinus come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin relicinus.