arabicus

arabicus

Latin

Etymology

    From Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós), from Ἄραψ (Áraps, “Arab”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). By surface analysis, Arabs (“Arab”) +‎ -icus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    arabicus (feminine arabica, neuter arabicum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. Arabic (of or pertaining to Arabs or Arabia)

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative arabicus arabica arabicum arabicī arabicae arabica
    genitive arabicī arabicae arabicī arabicōrum arabicārum arabicōrum
    dative arabicō arabicae arabicō arabicīs
    accusative arabicum arabicam arabicum arabicōs arabicās arabica
    ablative arabicō arabicā arabicō arabicīs
    vocative arabice arabica arabicum arabicī arabicae arabica

    Descendants

    • → English: Arabic
    • French: arabique
    • Italian: arabico
    • Portuguese: arábico
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