LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

noun · neutersecond declension

sēricum

sēricum n (genitive sēricī)

Meaning

Chinese goods, but especially silk

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

textum pretiōsum Orientis

sēricum -ī (n) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 4

tēla pretiōsa Sērum

sēricum -ī (n) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 23

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	sēricum	sērica
genitive	sēricī	sēricōrum
dative	sēricō	sēricīs
accusative	sēricum	sērica
ablative	sēricō	sēricīs
vocative	sēricum	sērica

sērĭcum, i, n., v. Seres

I. fin.

Origins

Substantive neuter noun from sēricus. Compare with sērica.

Descendants

Portuguesesirgo
Portuguesesarilho
Spanishsirgo
Galiciansirgo
Galiciansarillo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSericumSericum (σηρικόν, βομβύκια). Silk appears pears in Roman literature under three different names- vestes Coae, bombycinae, and sericae --though in stri…

Quick answers

What does sēricum mean in Latin?: sēricum, a noun, means “Chinese goods, but especially silk”.
What is the genitive of sēricum?: The genitive singular is sēricī. sēricum is neuter, second declension.