maestificus

Latin

Etymology

From maestus +‎ -ficus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mae̯sˈti.fi.kus/, [mäe̯s̠ˈt̪ɪfɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mesˈti.fi.kus/, [mesˈt̪iːfikus]

Adjective

maestificus (feminine maestifica, neuter maestificum); first/second-declension adjective

1. saddening (causing sadness)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maestificus	maestifica	maestificum		maestificī	maestificae	maestifica
Genitive	maestificī	maestificae	maestificī		maestificōrum	maestificārum	maestificōrum
Dative	maestificō		maestificō		maestificīs
Accusative	maestificum	maestificam	maestificum		maestificōs	maestificās	maestifica
Ablative	maestificō	maestificā	maestificō		maestificīs
Vocative	maestifice	maestifica	maestificum		maestificī	maestificae	maestifica

References

• “maestificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• maestificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.