LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tectonicus

tectonicus (feminine tectonica, neuter tectonicum)
Classical[tɛkˈtɔ.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[tekˈtɔː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalbuilding; architectural, tectonic, architectonic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetectonicustectonicatectonicum
genitivetectonicītectonicaetectonicī
dativetectonicōtectonicaetectonicō
accusativetectonicumtectonicamtectonicum
ablativetectonicōtectonicātectonicō
vocativetectonicetectonicatectonicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetectonicītectonicaetectonica
genitivetectonicōrumtectonicārumtectonicōrum
dativetectonicīstectonicīstectonicīs
accusativetectonicōstectonicāstectonica
ablativetectonicīstectonicīstectonicīs
vocativetectonicītectonicaetectonica

tectŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., = τεκτονικός,
I. of or belonging to building, architectural, tectonic: formae, designs or plans of a building, Aus. Idyll. 10, 298.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεκτονῐκός (tektonĭkós).

Descendants
  • Catalantectònic
  • Englishtectonic
  • Frenchtectonique
  • Germantektonisch
  • Italiantettonico
  • Portuguesetectônico
  • Romaniantectonic
  • Spanishtectónico
  • Dutchtektonisch
  • Norwegian Bokmåltektonisk

Quick answers

What does tectonicus mean in Latin?
tectonicus, a adjective, means “building; architectural, tectonic, architectonic”.
How do you pronounce tectonicus?
In classical Latin, [tɛkˈtɔ.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tekˈtɔː.ni.kus].