Latin Word of the Day
amicus
/A-mi-cus/ • noun (masculine) — 20th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: friend (male); a person who has a friendly relationship
Examples
- Marcus amicum ad villam invitavit.
(Marcus invited a friend to the country house.) - Amicus verus in difficultatibus cognoscitur.
(A true friend is recognized in difficulties.) - Amice, quid agis hodie?
(Friend, how are you today?)
Synonyms
- socius
- comes
- sodalis
Amicus is a very common second-declension noun used for a male friend; the feminine form is amica. The vocative is amice and the genitive is amici. It appears in everyday speech (greeting, reference to companions) and in set phrases (e.g., amicus curiae, 'friend of the court').
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