LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

specificus

specificus (feminine specifica, neuter specificum)
Classical[spɛˈkɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[speˈt͡ʃiː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivespecific, particular

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespecificusspecificaspecificum
genitivespecificīspecificaespecificī
dativespecificōspecificaespecificō
accusativespecificumspecificamspecificum
ablativespecificōspecificāspecificō
vocativespecificespecificaspecificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespecificīspecificaespecifica
genitivespecificōrumspecificārumspecificōrum
dativespecificīsspecificīsspecificīs
accusativespecificōsspecificāsspecifica
ablativespecificīsspecificīsspecificīs
vocativespecificīspecificaespecifica

Origins

Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin speciēs Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin specificus From speciēs (“kind”) + -ficus (“making”).

Descendants
  • Catalanespecífic
  • Englishspecific
  • Frenchspécifique
  • Germanspezifischfrom French spécifique
  • Italianspecifico
  • Occitanespecific
  • Portugueseespecífico
  • Romanianspecific
  • Spanishespecífico
  • Esperantospecifika

Quick answers

What does specificus mean in Latin?
specificus, a adjective, means “specific, particular”.
How do you pronounce specificus?
In classical Latin, [spɛˈkɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [speˈt͡ʃiː.fi.kus].