arabicus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈra.bɪ.kʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈraː.bi.kus]

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

Related terms

• Arabia
• Arabs

Descendants

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