lyricus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυρικός (lurikós, “of or pertaining to the lyre”).
Equivalent to lyra + -icus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈly.ri.kus/, [ˈlʏ.rɪ.kʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.ri.kus/, [ˈliː.ri.kus]
Adjective
lyricus (feminine lyrica, neuter lyricum); first/second declension
- Of or pertaining to the lute.
- lyric (of or pertaining to the lyre)
Inflection
First/second declension.
| 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
- (chiefly in the plural) lyric poet
Inflection
Second declension.
| 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