LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

clīnicus

clīnicus m (genitive clīnicī)
Classical[ˈkliː.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkliː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. obsoletea physician who tends to patients who are bedridden
  2. obsoletea bearer of the bier, sexton, gravedigger
  3. Late Latina patient who is bedridden
  4. Late Latinone who is baptized when ill or infirm

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclīnicusclīnicī
genitiveclīnicīclīnicōrum
dativeclīnicōclīnicīs
accusativeclīnicumclīnicōs
ablativeclīnicōclīnicīs
vocativeclīniceclīnicī

clīnĭcus, i, m., = κλινικός [κλίνη, the bed].
I. A physician who attends patients sick in bed, Mart. 9, 97; cf. MEDICVS, Inscr. Orell. 2983: deus, Prud. Apoth. 205.—
II. A patient confined to his bed, Hier. Ep. 105, n. 5.—
III. A bearer of the bier, sexton, grave-digger, Mart. 3, 93, 24 (al. archiclinico; cf. id. 1, 31).—
IV. One who was baptized when sick or infirm, Cypr. Ep. 69 fin.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλῑνικός (klīnikós), from κλῑ́νη (klī́nē, “the bed”). See also clīnicē.

Descendants
  • Frenchclinique
  • GermanKlinik
  • Norwegian Bokmålklinikkfrom German Klinik

In English words that came into English from clīnicus

  • clinicclīnicus

Quick answers

What does clīnicus mean in Latin?
clīnicus, a noun, means “a physician who tends to patients who are bedridden; a bearer of the bier, sexton, gravedigger; a patient who is bedridden”.
What is the genitive of clīnicus?
The genitive singular is clīnicī. clīnicus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce clīnicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkliː.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkliː.ni.kus].