LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

epilēpticus

epilēpticus (feminine epilēptica, neuter epilēpticum)
Classical[ɛ.pɪˈɫeːp.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.piˈlɛp.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectiveepileptic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeepilēpticusepilēpticaepilēpticum
genitiveepilēpticīepilēpticaeepilēpticī
dativeepilēpticōepilēpticaeepilēpticō
accusativeepilēpticumepilēpticamepilēpticum
ablativeepilēpticōepilēpticāepilēpticō
vocativeepilēpticeepilēpticaepilēpticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeepilēpticīepilēpticaeepilēptica
genitiveepilēpticōrumepilēpticārumepilēpticōrum
dativeepilēpticīsepilēpticīsepilēpticīs
accusativeepilēpticōsepilēpticāsepilēptica
ablativeepilēpticīsepilēpticīsepilēpticīs
vocativeepilēpticīepilēpticaeepilēptica

ĕpĭlēptĭcus, i, m., adj., = ἐπιληπτικός,
I. epileptic, Auct. Fragm. Jur. Antejust. p. 38 ed. Mai.: passio = morbus comitialis, epilepsy, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 30, 162.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- Ancient Greek λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō) Ancient Greek ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐπῐληπτῐκός (epĭlēptĭkós)bor. Latin epilēpticus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπῐληπτῐκός (epĭlēptĭkós).

Descendants
  • Frenchépileptique
  • Romanianepilepticfrom French épileptique
  • Turkishepileptikfrom French épileptique
  • Dutchepilepticus
  • Ukrainianепіле́птик
  • Ukrainianепілепти́чний

Quick answers

What does epilēpticus mean in Latin?
epilēpticus, a adjective, means “epileptic”.
How do you pronounce epilēpticus?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.pɪˈɫeːp.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.piˈlɛp.ti.kus].