lustricus

Latin

Etymology

From lūstrum (“purificatory sacrifice”) +‎ -icus (“pertaining to”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈluːs.tri.kus/, [ˈɫ̪uːs̠t̪rɪkʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlus.tri.kus/, [ˈlust̪rikus]

Adjective

lūstricus (feminine lūstrica, neuter lūstricum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. belonging to a lūstrum, purificatory

Usage notes

Used in the phrase diēs lūstricus referring to the day on which a newborn was purified by a sacrifice and received a name (eighth for girls, ninth for boys).

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lūstricus lūstrica lūstricum lūstricī lūstricae lūstrica
Genitive lūstricī lūstricae lūstricī lūstricōrum lūstricārum lūstricōrum
Dative lūstricō lūstricō lūstricīs
Accusative lūstricum lūstricam lūstricum lūstricōs lūstricās lūstrica
Ablative lūstricō lūstricā lūstricō lūstricīs
Vocative lūstrice lūstrica lūstricum lūstricī lūstricae lūstrica

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