LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

ophthalmicus1

ophthalmicus m (genitive ophthalmicī)
Classical[ɔpʰˈtʰaɫ.mɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ofˈtal.mi.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinepost Augustanan oculist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeophthalmicusophthalmicī
genitiveophthalmicīophthalmicōrum
dativeophthalmicōophthalmicīs
accusativeophthalmicumophthalmicōs
ablativeophthalmicōophthalmicīs
vocativeophthalmiceophthalmicī

ŏphthalmĭcus, i, m., = ὀφθαλμικός,
I. an oculist (post-Aug.), Mart. 8, 74, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμῐκός (ophthălmĭkós, “of or for the eyes; ophthalmic surgeon”), from ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós, “eye”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

In English words that came into English from ophthalmicus

  • ophthalmicophthalmicus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ophthalmicus2
ophthalmicus (feminine ophthalmica, neuter ophthalmicum)
Classical[ɔpʰˈtʰaɫ.mɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ofˈtal.mi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveophthalmic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeophthalmicusophthalmicaophthalmicum
genitiveophthalmicīophthalmicaeophthalmicī
dativeophthalmicōophthalmicaeophthalmicō
accusativeophthalmicumophthalmicamophthalmicum
ablativeophthalmicōophthalmicāophthalmicō
vocativeophthalmiceophthalmicaophthalmicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeophthalmicīophthalmicaeophthalmica
genitiveophthalmicōrumophthalmicārumophthalmicōrum
dativeophthalmicīsophthalmicīsophthalmicīs
accusativeophthalmicōsophthalmicāsophthalmica
ablativeophthalmicīsophthalmicīsophthalmicīs
vocativeophthalmicīophthalmicaeophthalmica

Origins

From Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμῐκός (ophthălmĭkós, “of or for the eyes; ophthalmic surgeon”), from ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós, “eye”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Quick answers

What does ophthalmicus mean in Latin?
ophthalmicus, a noun, means “an oculist”.
What is the genitive of ophthalmicus?
The genitive singular is ophthalmicī. ophthalmicus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ophthalmicus?
In classical Latin, [ɔpʰˈtʰaɫ.mɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ofˈtal.mi.kus].