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Etymology edit

from bellum (war) +‎ -icus.

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Adjective edit

bellicus (feminine bellica, neuter bellicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to war; military
  2. Warlike, fierce in war
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.549–550:
      fallor, an arma sonant? nōn fallimur, arma sonābant:
      Mārs venit et veniēns bellica signa dedit.
      Am I mistaken, or are weapons sounding? We are not being deceived, arms were clashing: Mars approaches, and as he comes, he has given warlike signs.
      (Games celebrated in May commemorated the dedication of the Temple of Mars Ultor; see also: Mars (mythology).)

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bellicus bellica bellicum bellicī bellicae bellica
Genitive bellicī bellicae bellicī bellicōrum bellicārum bellicōrum
Dative bellicō bellicō bellicīs
Accusative bellicum bellicam bellicum bellicōs bellicās bellica
Ablative bellicō bellicā bellicō bellicīs
Vocative bellice bellica bellicum bellicī bellicae bellica

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References edit

  • bellicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bellicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bellicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette