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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lēthārgicus

lēthārgicus (feminine lēthārgica, neuter lēthārgicum)
Classical[ɫeːˈtʰaːr.ɡɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[leˈtar.d͡ʒi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivelethargic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelēthārgicuslēthārgicalēthārgicum
genitivelēthārgicīlēthārgicaelēthārgicī
dativelēthārgicōlēthārgicaelēthārgicō
accusativelēthārgicumlēthārgicamlēthārgicum
ablativelēthārgicōlēthārgicālēthārgicō
vocativelēthārgicelēthārgicalēthārgicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelēthārgicīlēthārgicaelēthārgica
genitivelēthārgicōrumlēthārgicārumlēthārgicōrum
dativelēthārgicīslēthārgicīslēthārgicīs
accusativelēthārgicōslēthārgicāslēthārgica
ablativelēthārgicīslēthārgicīslēthārgicīs
vocativelēthārgicīlēthārgicaelēthārgica

lēthargĭcus, a, um, adj., = ληθαργικός,
I. drowsy, lethargic: morbus, Plin. 23, 1, 6, § 10: somnus, Aug. Ep. 48 ad Vincent.; Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 3, 38 al.—
II. Subst.: lē-thargĭcus, i, m., one affected with lethargy, a lethargic person: ut lethargicus hic cum fit pugil et medicum urget, Hor. S. 2, 3, 30; Plin. 24, 6, 16, § 25: lethargicos excitare labor est, id. 26, 11, 72, § 118.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ληθᾱργικός (lēthārgikós).

Descendants
  • Englishlethargic
  • Italianletargico
  • Portugueseletárgico
  • Spanishletárgico

Quick answers

What does lēthārgicus mean in Latin?
lēthārgicus, a adjective, means “lethargic”.
How do you pronounce lēthārgicus?
In classical Latin, [ɫeːˈtʰaːr.ɡɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈtar.d͡ʒi.kus].