What does typicus mean in Latin?

typicus, a adjective, means “figurative, typical; periodic; When it is the specific epithet of a binomial name, indicates it is the type species.”.

How do you pronounce typicus?

In classical Latin, [ˈty.pɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtiː.pi.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

typicus (feminine typica, neuter typicum)

Classical[ˈty.pɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.pi.kus]

adjectivefigurative, typical
adjectiveperiodic
New LatinadjectiveWhen it is the specific epithet of a binomial name, indicates it is the type species.

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	typicus	typica	typicum
genitive	typicī	typicae	typicī
dative	typicō	typicae	typicō
accusative	typicum	typicam	typicum
ablative	typicō	typicā	typicō
vocative	typice	typica	typicum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	typicī	typicae	typica
genitive	typicōrum	typicārum	typicōrum
dative	typicīs	typicīs	typicīs
accusative	typicōs	typicās	typica
ablative	typicīs	typicīs	typicīs
vocative	typicī	typicae	typica

tўpĭcus, a, um, adj., = τυπικός,

I. figurative, typical: typicus Moses (Christus), Sedul. 3, 208: cruor, id. 1, 192.—

II. Periodical, recurring at intervals: tremor, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 15, 95: accessiones, id. Tard. 3, S, 118.

From typus + -icus, or directly borrowed from Ancient Greek τυπικός (tupikós).

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