apricus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From earlier *aperīcus, from aperiō (to open, uncover) +‎ -cus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aprīcus (feminine aprīca, neuter aprīcum, comparative aprīcior, superlative aprīcissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. sunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the sun
  2. (Medieval Latin) delectable, delightful

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative aprīcus aprīca aprīcum aprīcī aprīcae aprīca
Genitive aprīcī aprīcae aprīcī aprīcōrum aprīcārum aprīcōrum
Dative aprīcō aprīcō aprīcīs
Accusative aprīcum aprīcam aprīcum aprīcōs aprīcās aprīca
Ablative aprīcō aprīcā aprīcō aprīcīs
Vocative aprīce aprīca aprīcum aprīcī aprīcae aprīca

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • apricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • apricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • apricus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • apricus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.