barbaricus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός (barbarikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /barˈba.ri.kus/, [bärˈbärɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /barˈba.ri.kus/, [bärˈbäːrikus]

Adjective

barbaricus (feminine barbarica, neuter barbaricum); first/second-declension adjective

1. barbaric

   Synonyms: trux, ferōx, atrōx, violēns, immānis, efferus, ferus, crūdēlis, silvāticus, ācer

   Antonyms: mītis, misericors, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	barbaricus	barbarica	barbaricum		barbaricī	barbaricae	barbarica
Genitive	barbaricī	barbaricae	barbaricī		barbaricōrum	barbaricārum	barbaricōrum
Dative	barbaricō		barbaricō		barbaricīs
Accusative	barbaricum	barbaricam	barbaricum		barbaricōs	barbaricās	barbarica
Ablative	barbaricō	barbaricā	barbaricō		barbaricīs
Vocative	barbarice	barbarica	barbaricum		barbaricī	barbaricae	barbarica

Derived terms

• barbaricē

Descendants

• Catalan: barbàric
• Old French: barbarique
  • → Middle English: barbarik
    • English: barbaric
• Italian: barbarico
• Portuguese: barbárico
• Sicilian: barbàricu
• Spanish: barbárico

References

• “barbaricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “barbaricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• barbaricus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.