tragicus

tragicus

1. (anatomy) An intrinsic muscle of the outer ear; a short, flattened vertical band on the lateral surface of the tragus.

From Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtra.ɡɪ.kʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪raː.d͡ʒi.kus]

tragicus (feminine tragica, neuter tragicum); first/second-declension adjective

1. tragic
2. Relating to tragedy or to a tragic drama

First/second-declension adjective.

• tragicē
• tragicōmoedia

• French: tragique
• Italian: tragico
• Portuguese: trágico
• Romanian: tragic
• Spanish: trágico
• →⇒ Dutch: tragisch
• → English: tragic
• →⇒ Finnish: traagikko, traaginen
• →⇒ German: tragisch
  • → Danish: tragisk
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: tragisk
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: tragisk
• → Hungarian: tragikus

tragicus m (genitive tragicī); second declension

1. A tragic poet
2. A tragic actor

Second-declension noun.