LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

āsthmaticus

āsthmaticus (feminine āsthmatica, neuter āsthmaticum)
Classical[aːstʰˈma.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[astˈmaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveasthmatic (suffering from shortness of breath)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeāsthmaticusāsthmaticaāsthmaticum
genitiveāsthmaticīāsthmaticaeāsthmaticī
dativeāsthmaticōāsthmaticaeāsthmaticō
accusativeāsthmaticumāsthmaticamāsthmaticum
ablativeāsthmaticōāsthmaticāāsthmaticō
vocativeāsthmaticeāsthmaticaāsthmaticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeāsthmaticīāsthmaticaeāsthmatica
genitiveāsthmaticōrumāsthmaticārumāsthmaticōrum
dativeāsthmaticīsāsthmaticīsāsthmaticīs
accusativeāsthmaticōsāsthmaticāsāsthmatica
ablativeāsthmaticīsāsthmaticīsāsthmaticīs
vocativeāsthmaticīāsthmaticaeāsthmatica

asthmătĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἀσθματικός,
I. afflicted with shortness of breath or coughing [ἆσθμα; cf. Cels. 4, 4, 2], asthmatic: asthmaticis in vino (radicem altheae) bibendam dare, Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 230 (Jan, spasticis); 26, 7, 19, § 34.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἆσθμα(âsthma)
  2. Ancient Greek -ικός(-ikós)
  3. Latināsthmaticus

Koine Greek ᾱ̓σθματικός (āsthmatikós)bor. Latin āsthmaticus Borrowed from Koine Greek ᾱ̓σθματικός (āsthmatikós). By surface analysis, āsthma + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalanasmàtic
  • Englishasthmatic
  • Frenchasthmatique
  • Italianasmatico
  • Portugueseasmático
  • Romanianastmatic
  • Spanishasmático
  • Dutchastmaticus
  • Galicianasmático

In English words that came into English from āsthmaticus

  • asthmaticāsthmaticus

Quick answers

What does āsthmaticus mean in Latin?
āsthmaticus, a adjective, means “asthmatic (suffering from shortness of breath)”.
How do you pronounce āsthmaticus?
In classical Latin, [aːstʰˈma.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [astˈmaː.ti.kus].
Where does āsthmaticus come from?
Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma) → Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) → Latin āsthmaticus.