vicus
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin vīcus (“village”).
[edit] Noun
vicus (plural vici)
- a small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
Cognate with Ancient Greek οἶκος "house", Sanskrit víś- "settlement, dwelling-place", Gothic weihs "village, place", from a Proto-Indo-European *weiḱ- "to settle; settlement, tribe"
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
vīcus (genitive vīcī); m, second declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vīcus | vīcī |
| genitive | vīcī | vīcōrum |
| dative | vīcō | vīcīs |
| accusative | vīcum | vīcōs |
| ablative | vīcō | vīcīs |
| vocative | vīce | vīcī |
