Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, a finger).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

dactylicus (feminine dactylica, neuter dactylicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. dactylic

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dactylicus dactylica dactylicum dactylicī dactylicae dactylica
Genitive dactylicī dactylicae dactylicī dactylicōrum dactylicārum dactylicōrum
Dative dactylicō dactylicō dactylicīs
Accusative dactylicum dactylicam dactylicum dactylicōs dactylicās dactylica
Ablative dactylicō dactylicā dactylicō dactylicīs
Vocative dactylice dactylica dactylicum dactylicī dactylicae dactylica

References edit

  • dactylicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dactylicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dactylicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary. Berlin: Langenschedit, 1966.