Alcaicus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós). By surface analysis, Alcaeus +‎ -icus.

Adjective

Alcaicus (feminine Alcaica, neuter Alcaicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Alcaic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Alcaicus Alcaica Alcaicum Alcaicī Alcaicae Alcaica
genitive Alcaicī Alcaicae Alcaicī Alcaicōrum Alcaicārum Alcaicōrum
dative Alcaicō Alcaicae Alcaicō Alcaicīs
accusative Alcaicum Alcaicam Alcaicum Alcaicōs Alcaicās Alcaica
ablative Alcaicō Alcaicā Alcaicō Alcaicīs
vocative Alcaice Alcaica Alcaicum Alcaicī Alcaicae Alcaica

Descendants

  • English: Alcaic
  • French: alcaïque
  • Italian: alcaico

Further reading

  • Alcaicus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.