LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gastricus

gastricus (feminine gastrica, neuter gastricum)
Classical[ˈɡas.trɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡas.tri.kus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivegastric

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegastricusgastricagastricum
genitivegastricīgastricaegastricī
dativegastricōgastricaegastricō
accusativegastricumgastricamgastricum
ablativegastricōgastricāgastricō
vocativegastricegastricagastricum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegastricīgastricaegastrica
genitivegastricōrumgastricārumgastricōrum
dativegastricīsgastricīsgastricīs
accusativegastricōsgastricāsgastrica
ablativegastricīsgastricīsgastricīs
vocativegastricīgastricaegastrica

Origins

From gaster (“the belly”) + -icus (“-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalangàstric
  • Englishgastric
  • Frenchgastrique
  • Romaniangastricfrom French gastrique

In English words that came into English from gastricus

  • gastricgastricus
  • digastricdigastricus

Quick answers

What does gastricus mean in Latin?
gastricus, a adjective, means “gastric”.
How do you pronounce gastricus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡas.trɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡas.tri.kus].