LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hypnōticus

hypnōticus (feminine hypnōtica, neuter hypnōticum)
Classical[hypˈnoː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ipˈnɔː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectiveof or pertaining to sleep

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehypnōticushypnōticahypnōticum
genitivehypnōticīhypnōticaehypnōticī
dativehypnōticōhypnōticaehypnōticō
accusativehypnōticumhypnōticamhypnōticum
ablativehypnōticōhypnōticāhypnōticō
vocativehypnōticehypnōticahypnōticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehypnōticīhypnōticaehypnōtica
genitivehypnōticōrumhypnōticārumhypnōticōrum
dativehypnōticīshypnōticīshypnōticīs
accusativehypnōticōshypnōticāshypnōtica
ablativehypnōticīshypnōticīshypnōticīs
vocativehypnōticīhypnōticaehypnōtica

hypnōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = ὑπνωτικός,
I. putting to sleep, soporific, Theod. Prisc. 2, 31.† † hўpŏbăsis, is, f., = ὑπόβασις, the pedestal, base of a monument: MARMOREA, Inscr. Orell. 1541; 1670.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “inducing sleep”, “soporific”).

Descendants
  • Frenchhypnotique
  • Englishhypnoticfrom French hypnotique
  • Italianipnoticofrom French hypnotique
  • Portuguesehipnóticofrom French hypnotique
  • Romanianhipnoticfrom French hypnotique
  • Spanishhipnóticofrom French hypnotique
  • Polishhipnotycznyfrom French hypnotique

Quick answers

What does hypnōticus mean in Latin?
hypnōticus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to sleep”.
How do you pronounce hypnōticus?
In classical Latin, [hypˈnoː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ipˈnɔː.ti.kus].