LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cardiacus1

cardiacus (feminine cardiaca, neuter cardiacum)
Classical[karˈdi.a.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[karˈdiː.a.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelated to the heart or stomach (particularly for diseases or ailments)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecardiacuscardiacacardiacum
genitivecardiacīcardiacaecardiacī
dativecardiacōcardiacaecardiacō
accusativecardiacumcardiacamcardiacum
ablativecardiacōcardiacācardiacō
vocativecardiacecardiacacardiacum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecardiacīcardiacaecardiaca
genitivecardiacōrumcardiacārumcardiacōrum
dativecardiacīscardiacīscardiacīs
accusativecardiacōscardiacāscardiaca
ablativecardiacīscardiacīscardiacīs
vocativecardiacīcardiacaecardiaca

cardĭăcus, a, um, adj., = καρδιακός,
I. of or pertaining to the heart or stomach: morbus, cardialgia or heart-burn, Cels. 3, 19; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 30 sq.; Plin. 11, 37, 71, § 187: amicus, suffering from a disease of the stomach, Juv. 5, 32: equus, Veg. Vet. 1, 25, 2: bos, id. ib. 1, 51, 1.—Hence, subst.: cardĭăcus, i, m., one who has heart-burn or stomach-ache, Cic. Div. 1, 38, 81; Hor. S. 2, 3, 161; Sen. Ep. 15, 3; cured by wine, Cels. l. l., Plin. 23, 1, 23, § 44; Juv. l. l.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  5. Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ(kărdĭ́ā)
  6. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  7. Ancient Greek -ακός(-akós)
  8. Latincardiacus

Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)bor. Latin cardiacus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós, “of the heart”).

In English words that came into English from cardiacus

  • cardiaccardiacus
noun · masculinesecond declension
cardiacus2
cardiacus m (genitive cardiacī)
Classical[karˈdi.a.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[karˈdiː.a.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculineone who has heartburn or stomachache

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecardiacuscardiacī
genitivecardiacīcardiacōrum
dativecardiacōcardiacīs
accusativecardiacumcardiacōs
ablativecardiacōcardiacīs
vocativecardiacecardiacī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  5. Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ(kărdĭ́ā)
  6. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  7. Ancient Greek -ακός(-akós)
  8. Latincardiacus

Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)bor. Latin cardiacus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós, “of the heart”).

Quick answers

What does cardiacus mean in Latin?
cardiacus, a adjective, means “related to the heart or stomach (particularly for diseases or ailments)”.
How do you pronounce cardiacus?
In classical Latin, [karˈdi.a.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈdiː.a.kus].
Where does cardiacus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr → Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ → Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā → Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā) → Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) → Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós) → Latin cardiacus.