nounsecond declension
morbus gallicus
morbus gallicus m sg (genitive morbī gallicī)
Meaning
- New Latinmasculinesingularsyphilis
Tractatus cum consiliis contra pudendagram seu morbum gallicum
Plans to deal with venereal disease or syphilisc. 1498, Gaspar Torrella, Tractatus cum consiliis contra pudendagram seu morbum gallicum, →OCLC:Syphilis sive morbus Gallicus.
Syphilis, or the French disease1830 [1530], Girolamo Fracastoro, edited by Ludwig Choulant, Hieronymi Fracastori Syphilis sive Morbus gallicus, page 14:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | morbus gallicus | — |
| genitive | morbī gallicī | — |
| dative | morbō gallicō | — |
| accusative | morbum gallicum | — |
| ablative | morbō gallicō | — |
| vocative | morbe gallice | — |
Origins
Compound of morbus (“disease”) + gallicus (“Gallic, French”). Attested from the 16th century. Compare English French pox (“syphilis”).