vomicus

Latin

Etymology

From vomica (“ulcer”), from vomō (“vomit; discharge”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwo.mi.kus/, [ˈwɔ.mɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

vomicus (feminine vomica, neuter vomicum); first/second declension

  1. ulcerous
  2. foul, filthy, noisome

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative vomicus vomica vomicum vomicī vomicae vomica
Genitive vomicī vomicae vomicī vomicōrum vomicārum vomicōrum
Dative vomicō vomicae vomicō vomicīs vomicīs vomicīs
Accusative vomicum vomicam vomicum vomicōs vomicās vomica
Ablative vomicō vomicā vomicō vomicīs vomicīs vomicīs
Vocative vomice vomica vomicum vomicī vomicae vomica

Descendants
  • Catalan: vòmic
  • Italian: vomico
  • Portuguese: vômico
  • Spanish: vómico

References
  • vomicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vomicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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