LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

bēchicus

bēchicus (feminine bēchica, neuter bēchicum)
Classical[ˈbeː.kʰɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɛː.ki.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or for a cough (especially of medicine)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebēchicusbēchicabēchicum
genitivebēchicībēchicaebēchicī
dativebēchicōbēchicaebēchicō
accusativebēchicumbēchicambēchicum
ablativebēchicōbēchicābēchicō
vocativebēchicebēchicabēchicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebēchicībēchicaebēchica
genitivebēchicōrumbēchicārumbēchicōrum
dativebēchicīsbēchicīsbēchicīs
accusativebēchicōsbēchicāsbēchica
ablativebēchicīsbēchicīsbēchicīs
vocativebēchicībēchicaebēchica

bēchĭcus, a, um, adj., = βηχικός,
I. of or for a cough (pure Lat. tussicularis): medicamen, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 17, 172.

Origins

From Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós), from βήξ (bḗx, “cough”).

Descendants
  • Catalanbèquic
  • Italianbechico

Quick answers

What does bēchicus mean in Latin?
bēchicus, a adjective, means “of or for a cough (especially of medicine)”.
How do you pronounce bēchicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbeː.kʰɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɛː.ki.kus].