What does scēnicus mean in Latin?

scēnicus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to the stage, theatrical, dramatic, scenic.; Fictitious, pretended; melodramatic.”.

How do you pronounce scēnicus?

In classical Latin, [ˈskɛ.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈʃɛː.ni.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

scēnicus (feminine scēnica, neuter scēnicum)

Classical[ˈskɛ.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃɛː.ni.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	scēnicus	scēnica scaenica	scēnicum scaenicum
genitive	scēnicī scaenicī	scēnicae scaenicae	scēnicī scaenicī
dative	scēnicō scaenicō	scēnicae scaenicae	scēnicō scaenicō
accusative	scēnicum scaenicum	scēnicam scaenicam	scēnicum scaenicum
ablative	scēnicō scaenicō	scēnicā scaenicā	scēnicō scaenicō
vocative	scēnice scaenice	scēnica scaenica	scēnicum scaenicum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	scēnicī scaenicī	scēnicae scaenicae	scēnica scaenica
genitive	scēnicōrum scaenicōrum	scēnicārum scaenicārum	scēnicōrum scaenicōrum
dative	scēnicīs scaenicīs	scēnicīs scaenicīs	scēnicīs scaenicīs
accusative	scēnicōs scaenicōs	scēnicās scaenicās	scēnica scaenica
ablative	scēnicīs scaenicīs	scēnicīs scaenicīs	scēnicīs scaenicīs
vocative	scēnicī scaenicī	scēnicae scaenicae	scēnica scaenica

poesis scaenica: dramatic poetry.
ludi circenses, scaenici: performances in the circus; theatrical perfomances.

From Ancient Greek σκηνικός (skēnikós, “theatrical”), from σκηνή (skēnḗ, “stage”).

Descendants

noun · masculinesecond declension

scēnicus²

scēnicus m (genitive scēnicī, feminine scēnica)

Classical[ˈskɛ.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃɛː.ni.kus]

From Ancient Greek σκηνικός (skēnikós, “theatrical”), from σκηνή (skēnḗ, “stage”).