LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

siccaneus

siccaneus (feminine siccanea, neuter siccaneum)
Classical[sɪkˈka.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[sikˈkaː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivedry

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesiccaneussiccaneasiccaneum
genitivesiccaneīsiccaneaesiccaneī
dativesiccaneōsiccaneaesiccaneō
accusativesiccaneumsiccaneamsiccaneum
ablativesiccaneōsiccaneāsiccaneō
vocativesiccaneesiccaneasiccaneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesiccaneīsiccaneaesiccanea
genitivesiccaneōrumsiccaneārumsiccaneōrum
dativesiccaneīssiccaneīssiccaneīs
accusativesiccaneōssiccaneāssiccanea
ablativesiccaneīssiccaneīssiccaneīs
vocativesiccaneīsiccaneaesiccanea

siccānĕus, a, um, adj. siccus (a technical word of Columella); of soil,
I. dry, of a dry nature: genus prati (opp. riguum), Col. 2, 16, 3: locus (opp. riguus), id. 4, 30, 5; 11, 2, 71.—Neutr. plur. absol.: de siccaneis et riguis non comperimus, dry places, Col. 2, 2, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *siskus? Latin siccus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -aneus Latin siccaneus From siccus + -aneus.

Descendants
  • Italianseccagno
  • Catalansecanyfrom Italian seccagno
  • Asturiansecañu
  • Galiciansecaño

Quick answers

What does siccaneus mean in Latin?
siccaneus, a adjective, means “dry”.
How do you pronounce siccaneus?
In classical Latin, [sɪkˈka.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sikˈkaː.ne.us].