multicius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From multus (literally “many”) + -īcius, perhaps via the sense of 'having a high thread count'.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mulˈtiː.ki.us/, [mʊɫ̪ˈt̪iːkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mulˈti.t͡ʃi.us/, [mul̪ˈt̪iːt͡ʃius]
Adjective
[edit]multīcius (feminine multīcia, neuter multīcium); first/second-declension adjective
- transparent, soft, splendid (said of garments)
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | multīcius | multīcia | multīcium | multīciī | multīciae | multīcia | |
| genitive | multīciī | multīciae | multīciī | multīciōrum | multīciārum | multīciōrum | |
| dative | multīciō | multīciae | multīciō | multīciīs | |||
| accusative | multīcium | multīciam | multīcium | multīciōs | multīciās | multīcia | |
| ablative | multīciō | multīciā | multīciō | multīciīs | |||
| vocative | multīcie | multīcia | multīcium | multīciī | multīciae | multīcia | |
References
[edit]- “multicius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- multicius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.