aethiopicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπικός (Aithiopikós). By surface analysis, Aethiops +‎ -icus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

aethiopicus (feminine aethiopica, neuter aethiopicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Ethiopian, of or pertaining to the Ethiopian people.
  2. (post-Classical, transferred sense) Dark-skinned, black.
    • 1142, Orderic Vitalis, Historia Ecclesiastica, section 8.17:
      Mox illi avolarunt, Aethiopicamque phalangem prosecuti sunt.
      They fled at once, and followed the dark-skinned regiment.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative aethiopicus aethiopica aethiopicum aethiopicī aethiopicae aethiopica
genitive aethiopicī aethiopicae aethiopicī aethiopicōrum aethiopicārum aethiopicōrum
dative aethiopicō aethiopicae aethiopicō aethiopicīs
accusative aethiopicum aethiopicam aethiopicum aethiopicōs aethiopicās aethiopica
ablative aethiopicō aethiopicā aethiopicō aethiopicīs
vocative aethiopice aethiopica aethiopicum aethiopicī aethiopicae aethiopica

Descendants

  • Catalan: etiòpic
  • → English: Ethiopic
  • Italian: etiopico
  • Portuguese: etiópico
  • Spanish: etiópico

Noun

aethiopicus m (genitive aethiopicī, feminine aethiopica); second declension

  1. an Ethiopian (person)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
nominative aethiopicus aethiopica aethiopicī aethiopicae
genitive aethiopicī aethiopicae aethiopicōrum aethiopicārum
dative aethiopicō aethiopicae aethiopicīs aethiopicīs
accusative aethiopicum aethiopicam aethiopicōs aethiopicās
ablative aethiopicō aethiopicā aethiopicīs aethiopicīs
vocative aethiopice aethiopica aethiopicī aethiopicae
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