lyricus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυρικός (lurikós, “of or pertaining to the lyre”).
Equivalent to lyra +‎ -icus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈly.ri.kus/, [ˈlʲʏrɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ri.kus/, [ˈliːrikus]

Adjective

lyricus (feminine lyrica, neuter lyricum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the lute.
2. lyric (of or pertaining to the lyre)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lyricus	lyrica	lyricum		lyricī	lyricae	lyrica
Genitive	lyricī	lyricae	lyricī		lyricōrum	lyricārum	lyricōrum
Dative	lyricō		lyricō		lyricīs
Accusative	lyricum	lyricam	lyricum		lyricōs	lyricās	lyrica
Ablative	lyricō	lyricā	lyricō		lyricīs
Vocative	lyrice	lyrica	lyricum		lyricī	lyricae	lyrica

Related terms

• lyra
• lyricen
• lyristēs

Descendants

• → English: lyric
• French: lyrique
• Italian: lirico
• Portuguese: lírico
• Spanish: lírico

Noun

lyricus m (genitive lyricī); second declension

1. (chiefly in the plural) lyric poet

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lyricus	lyricī
Genitive	lyricī	lyricōrum
Dative	lyricō	lyricīs
Accusative	lyricum	lyricōs
Ablative	lyricō	lyricīs
Vocative	lyrice	lyricī

References

• “lyricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lyricus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.