LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

narcōticus

narcōticus (feminine narcōtica, neuter narcōticum)
Classical[narˈkoː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[narˈkɔː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew Latinadjectivenarcotic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenarcōticusnarcōticanarcōticum
genitivenarcōticīnarcōticaenarcōticī
dativenarcōticōnarcōticaenarcōticō
accusativenarcōticumnarcōticamnarcōticum
ablativenarcōticōnarcōticānarcōticō
vocativenarcōticenarcōticanarcōticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenarcōticīnarcōticaenarcōtica
genitivenarcōticōrumnarcōticārumnarcōticōrum
dativenarcōticīsnarcōticīsnarcōticīs
accusativenarcōticōsnarcōticāsnarcōtica
ablativenarcōticīsnarcōticīsnarcōticīs
vocativenarcōticīnarcōticaenarcōtica

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναρκωτικός (narkōtikós).

Descendants
  • Englishnarcoticfrom Old French narcotique
  • Frenchnarcotiquefrom Old French narcotique

In English words that came into English from narcōticus

  • narcoticnarcōticum

Quick answers

What does narcōticus mean in Latin?
narcōticus, a adjective, means “narcotic”.
How do you pronounce narcōticus?
In classical Latin, [narˈkoː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [narˈkɔː.ti.kus].