adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
causticus
causticus (feminine caustica, neuter causticum)
Classical[ˈkau̯s.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkau̯s.ti.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveburning, caustic, corrosive
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | causticus | caustica | causticum |
| genitive | causticī | causticae | causticī |
| dative | causticō | causticae | causticō |
| accusative | causticum | causticam | causticum |
| ablative | causticō | causticā | causticō |
| vocative | caustice | caustica | causticum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | causticī | causticae | caustica |
| genitive | causticōrum | causticārum | causticōrum |
| dative | causticīs | causticīs | causticīs |
| accusative | causticōs | causticās | caustica |
| ablative | causticīs | causticīs | causticīs |
| vocative | causticī | causticae | caustica |
caustĭcus, a, um, adj., = καυστικός,
I. burning, caustic, corrosive:
natura, Plin. 27, 9, 54, § 77: vis, id. 32, 10, 52, § 140: spuma, a kind of soap with which the Germans colored their hair, Mart. 14, 26, 1.—Subst.: caustĭcum, i, n. (sc. medicamentum), a burning, corroding medicament, Plin. 26, 1, 3, § 3; 26, 8, 39, § 65; 34, 18, 56, § 178.Origins
From Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós).
Descendants
- Catalancàustic
- Frenchcaustique
- Germankaustisch
- Englishcaustic
- Italiancaustico
- Portuguesecáustico
- Romaniancaustic
- Spanishcáustico
- Greekκαυστικόςfrom French caustique
- Polishkaustycznyfrom French caustique