siccus – Latin adjective declension

Adjective: siccus
Hyphenation:

Declension: First, Second

Nominative

Singular masc.	siccus
Singular fem.	sicca
Singular neut.	siccum
Plural masc.	siccī
Plural fem.	siccae
Plural neut.	sicca

Genitive

Singular masc.	siccī
Singular fem.	siccae
Singular neut.	siccī
Plural masc.	siccōrum
Plural fem.	siccārum
Plural neut.	siccōrum

Dative

Singular masc.	siccō
Singular fem.	siccae
Singular neut.	siccō
Plural masc.	siccīs
Plural fem.	siccīs
Plural neut.	siccīs

Accusative

Singular masc.	siccum
Singular fem.	siccam
Singular neut.	siccum
Plural masc.	siccōs
Plural fem.	siccās
Plural neut.	sicca

Ablative

Singular masc.	siccō
Singular fem.	siccā
Singular neut.	siccō
Plural masc.	siccīs
Plural fem.	siccīs
Plural neut.	siccīs

Vocative

Singular masc.	sicce
Singular fem.	sicca
Singular neut.	siccum
Plural masc.	siccī
Plural fem.	siccae
Plural neut.	sicca

Comparison

Comparative

siccior

Sample Sentences

quō simul ac vēnit, frēnātōs curribus anguēs (And as soon as she has arrived there, she harnesses the bridled serpents to [her] chariots, and wanders dry over the ocean waves.

(See Ceres (mythology).)) [8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.498–499]

Adjectives inflected like siccus

siccus, flū̆xus, pēnsus, sublātus, sublīmus, inmoderātus, blandus, dēruptus, mūscōsus, porōsus, compositus, grossus, imperfectus, adtentus, protervus, perfidiōsus, sollicitus, fascinōsus, sincērus, inūsitātus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Italic *siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *siskus (“dry”), presumably from *sek- (“to dry up”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἰσχνός (iskhnós), Proto-Celtic *siskʷos, Lithuanian sèkti (“to lower oneself, sink, dry out”), Sanskrit असश्चुषी (asaścuṣī, “not drying up”), though the phonetic details are unclear.

Verbs referencing "siccus"

Catalan Adjectives sec, French Adjectives sec, Romanian Adjectives sec, Galician Adjectives seco, Portuguese Adjectives seco, Spanish Adjectives seco, Italian Adjectives secco, Asturian Adjectives secu, Galician Adjectives chacina, Italian Adjectives secchereccio.