scaenicus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκηνικός (skēnikós, “theatrical”), from σκηνή (skēnḗ, “stage”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskae̯.ni.kus/, [ˈskae̯.nɪ.kʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛ.ni.kus/, [ˈʃɛː.ni.kus]

Adjective

scaenicus (feminine scaenica, neuter scaenicum); first/second declension

  1. Of or pertaining to the stage, theatrical, dramatic, scenic.
  2. (by extension) Fictitious, pretended; melodramatic.
  3. (substantive) A player, actor.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative scaenicus scaenica scaenicum scaenicī scaenicae scaenica
Genitive scaenicī scaenicae scaenicī scaenicōrum scaenicārum scaenicōrum
Dative scaenicō scaenicō scaenicīs
Accusative scaenicum scaenicam scaenicum scaenicōs scaenicās scaenica
Ablative scaenicō scaenicā scaenicō scaenicīs
Vocative scaenice scaenica scaenicum scaenicī scaenicae scaenica

Synonyms
  • (of or pertaining to the stage): scaenālis, scaenārius, scaenātilis
  • (fictitious): fictus
  • (player, actor): āctor, histriō, scaenāticus

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • scaenāticus
  • scaenātilis
  • scaenographia

Descendants

References
  • scaenicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scaenicus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • scaenicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • dramatic poetry: poesis scaenica
    • a dramatic poet: poeta scaenicus
    • the piece; the play: fabula, ludus scaenicus
    • performances in the circus; theatrical perfomances: ludi circenses, scaenici
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