sericus

Latin

Etymology

From Sēres (“northern Chinese people”) +‎ -icus, or directly from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós, “seric, silken”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sēricus (feminine sērica, neuter sēricum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese.
  2. (by extension) Made of silk, silken.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sēricus sērica sēricum sēricī sēricae sērica
Genitive sēricī sēricae sēricī sēricōrum sēricārum sēricōrum
Dative sēricō sēricō sēricīs
Accusative sēricum sēricam sēricum sēricōs sēricās sērica
Ablative sēricō sēricā sēricō sēricīs
Vocative sērice sērica sēricum sēricī sēricae sērica

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: seric
  • → Old English: seolc, seoluc, seoloc, sioluc
  • Italian: serico
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: sirgo
  • → Portuguese: sérico
  • Spanish: sirgo
  • → Spanish: sérico

References
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