LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

satiricus

satiricus (feminine satirica, neuter satiricum)
Classical[saˈtɪ.rɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[saˈtiː.ri.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesatiric, satirical

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesatiricussatiricasatiricum
genitivesatiricīsatiricaesatiricī
dativesatiricōsatiricaesatiricō
accusativesatiricumsatiricamsatiricum
ablativesatiricōsatiricāsatiricō
vocativesatiricesatiricasatiricum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesatiricīsatiricaesatirica
genitivesatiricōrumsatiricārumsatiricōrum
dativesatiricīssatiricīssatiricīs
accusativesatiricōssatiricāssatirica
ablativesatiricīssatiricīssatiricīs
vocativesatiricīsatiricaesatirica

sătĭrĭcus (on account of the confusion of the Roman Satira with the Greek Satyros, often erroneously written Sătўrĭcus; hence in the
I. neutr. even with a Greek ending, Sătўrĭcon; cf. satirographus), a, um, adj. satira, of or belonging to (Roman) satire, satiric, satirical: satirici carminis scriptor, Lact. 2, 4, 3; so, materia, Sid. Ep. 8, 11; Schol. Juv. 1, 168.—Substt.
1. să-tĭrĭcus, i, m., a writer of satires, a satirist, Sid. Ep. 1, 11; 4, 1.—
2. Sătĭrĭcon, i, n., the title of a work of Petronius.

Origins

From satira + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalansatíric
  • Englishsatiric
  • Frenchsatirique
  • Romaniansatiricfrom French satirique
  • Germansatirisch
  • Italiansatirico
  • Portuguesesatírico
  • Spanishsatírico
  • Galiciansatírico
  • Indonesiansatirisfrom German satirisch

Quick answers

What does satiricus mean in Latin?
satiricus, a adjective, means “satiric, satirical”.
How do you pronounce satiricus?
In classical Latin, [saˈtɪ.rɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saˈtiː.ri.kus].