LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hygroscopicus

hygroscopicus (feminine hygroscopica, neuter hygroscopicum)
Classical[hy.ɡrɔsˈkɔ.pɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.ɡrosˈkɔː.pi.kus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivehygroscopic (readily absorbing moisture from the air)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehygroscopicushygroscopicahygroscopicum
genitivehygroscopicīhygroscopicaehygroscopicī
dativehygroscopicōhygroscopicaehygroscopicō
accusativehygroscopicumhygroscopicamhygroscopicum
ablativehygroscopicōhygroscopicāhygroscopicō
vocativehygroscopicehygroscopicahygroscopicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehygroscopicīhygroscopicaehygroscopica
genitivehygroscopicōrumhygroscopicārumhygroscopicōrum
dativehygroscopicīshygroscopicīshygroscopicīs
accusativehygroscopicōshygroscopicāshygroscopica
ablativehygroscopicīshygroscopicīshygroscopicīs
vocativehygroscopicīhygroscopicaehygroscopica

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ὑγρός(hugrós)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  5. Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι(sképtomai)
  6. Latinhygroscopicus

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Latin -icus Latin hygroscopicus From Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós, “moist”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”) + Latin -icus.

Quick answers

What does hygroscopicus mean in Latin?
hygroscopicus, a adjective, means “hygroscopic (readily absorbing moisture from the air)”.
How do you pronounce hygroscopicus?
In classical Latin, [hy.ɡrɔsˈkɔ.pɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.ɡrosˈkɔː.pi.kus].
Where does hygroscopicus come from?
Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós) → Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti → Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai → Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) → Latin hygroscopicus.