English

Noun

amicus ‎(plural amici)

1. (law, informal) Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.

Synonyms

• amicus curiae (formal)

Anagrams

• Macusi

Latin

Etymology

From amō ‎(“I love”) +‎ -icus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈmiː.kus/, [a'miː.kʊs]

Adjective

amīcus m ‎(feminine amīca, neuter amīcum); first/second declension

1. friendly, amicable
2. welcome, pleasing

Inflection

First/second declension.

• comparative: amīcior, superlative: amīcissimus

Noun

amīcus m ‎(genitive amīcī); second declension

1. male friend
2. (Augustan and later) courtier, minister, counsellor

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• amīca
• amīcō
• amīcus cūriae
• amō

Descendants

References

• amicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amicus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• AMICUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “amicus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • he received from the senate the title of friend: a senatu amicus appellatus est (B. G. 1. 3)
    
  • (ambiguous) to be friendly with any one: uti aliquo amico