mexicanus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mexicano, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihcah.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /mek.siˈkaː.nus/, [mɛk.sɪˈkaː.nʊs]

Adjective

mexicānus (feminine mexicāna, neuter mexicānum); first/second declension

  1. (New Latin) Mexican; from or pertaining to Mexico
    • 1669, Roberto Morison, Hortus Regius Blesensis, page 201
      […] flos Mexicanus flore fistuloso
      […] Mexican flower with fisulose blooms

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mexicānus mexicāna mexicānum mexicānī mexicānae mexicāna
Genitive mexicānī mexicānae mexicānī mexicānōrum mexicānārum mexicānōrum
Dative mexicānō mexicānae mexicānō mexicānīs mexicānīs mexicānīs
Accusative mexicānum mexicānam mexicānum mexicānōs mexicānās mexicāna
Ablative mexicānō mexicānā mexicānō mexicānīs mexicānīs mexicānīs
Vocative mexicāne mexicāna mexicānum mexicānī mexicānae mexicāna

Synonyms
  • mexicānēnsis
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