mexicanus

mexicanus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mexicano, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihcah.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mek.siˈkaː.nus/, [mɛk.sɪˈkaː.nʊs]

Adjective

mexicānus (feminine mexicāna, neuter mexicānum); first/second declension

1. (New Latin) Mexican; from or pertaining to Mexico
   • 1669, Roberto Morison, Hortus Regius Blesensis, page 201

     […] flos Mexicanus flore fistuloso

     […] Mexican flower with fisulose blooms

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mexicānus	mexicāna	mexicānum		mexicānī	mexicānae	mexicāna
Genitive	mexicānī	mexicānae	mexicānī		mexicānōrum	mexicānārum	mexicānōrum
Dative	mexicānō	mexicānae	mexicānō		mexicānīs	mexicānīs	mexicānīs
Accusative	mexicānum	mexicānam	mexicānum		mexicānōs	mexicānās	mexicāna
Ablative	mexicānō	mexicānā	mexicānō		mexicānīs	mexicānīs	mexicānīs
Vocative	mexicāne	mexicāna	mexicānum		mexicānī	mexicānae	mexicāna

Synonyms

• mexicānēnsis