LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

stōicus1

stōicus (feminine stōica, neuter stōicum)
Classical[ˈstoː.ɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstɔː.i.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivestoic
  2. adjectivestoical

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativestōicusstōicastōicum
genitivestōicīstōicaestōicī
dativestōicōstōicaestōicō
accusativestōicumstōicamstōicum
ablativestōicōstōicāstōicō
vocativestōicestōicastōicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativestōicīstōicaestōica
genitivestōicōrumstōicārumstōicōrum
dativestōicīsstōicīsstōicīs
accusativestōicōsstōicāsstōica
ablativestōicīsstōicīsstōicīs
vocativestōicīstōicaestōica

Stōĭcus, a, um, adj., = Στωϊκός,
I. of or belonging to the Stoic philosophy or to the Stoics, Stoic: schola, Cic. Fam. 9, 22 fin.: secta, Sen. Ep. 123, 14: sententia, id. ib. 22, 7: libelli, Hor. Epod. 8, 15: turba, Mart. 7, 69, 4: dogmata, Juv. 13, 121: disciplina, Gell. 19, 1, 1: Stoicum est, it is a saying of the Stoics, Cic. Ac. 2, 26, 85: non loquor tecum Stoicā linguā, sed hac submissiore, Sen. Ep. 13, 4: est aliquid in illo Stoici dei: nec cor nec caput habet, Sen. Apoc. 8.— Subst.: Stōĭcus, i, m., a Stoic philosopher, a Stoic, Cic. Par. praef. § 2; Hor. S. 2, 3, 160; 2, 3, 300; plur., Cic. Mur. 29, 61; and in philosophical writings saepissime.—
2. Stōĭca, ōrum, n. plur., the Stoic philosophy, Cic. N. D. 1, 6, 15.—Adv.: Stōĭcē, like a Stoic, Stoically: agere austere et Stoice, Cic. Mur. 35, 74: dicere, id. Par. praef. § 3.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno was teaching. See Stoa Poikile.

In English words that came into English from stōicus

  • stoicstōicus
  • stoicalstōicus
noun · masculinesecond declension
stōicus2
stōicus m (genitive stōicī)
Classical[ˈstoː.ɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstɔː.i.kus]

Meaning

  1. stoic

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestōicusstōicī
genitivestōicīstōicōrum
dativestōicōstōicīs
accusativestōicumstōicōs
ablativestōicōstōicīs
vocativestōicestōicī

Origins

From Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno was teaching. See Stoa Poikile.

Quick answers

What does stōicus mean in Latin?
stōicus, a adjective, means “stoic; stoical”.
How do you pronounce stōicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈstoː.ɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstɔː.i.kus].