LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

paralyticus

paralyticus (feminine paralytica, neuter paralyticum)
Classical[pa.raˈly.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.raˈliː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveparalyzed, paralytic
  2. adjectivepalsied

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeparalyticusparalyticaparalyticum
genitiveparalyticīparalyticaeparalyticī
dativeparalyticōparalyticaeparalyticō
accusativeparalyticumparalyticamparalyticum
ablativeparalyticōparalyticāparalyticō
vocativeparalyticeparalyticaparalyticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeparalyticīparalyticaeparalytica
genitiveparalyticōrumparalyticārumparalyticōrum
dativeparalyticīsparalyticīsparalyticīs
accusativeparalyticōsparalyticāsparalytica
ablativeparalyticīsparalyticīsparalyticīs
vocativeparalyticīparalyticaeparalytica

părălўtĭcus, a, um, adj., = παραλυτικός,
I. struck with palsy, paralytic, Plin. 20, 9, 34, § 85; Petr. 131.—Esp., subst.: părălўtĭcus, i, m., a paralytic, a palsied person: graditur paralȳticus, Claud. Epigr. 49 fin.: paralyticos restringere, i. e. to heal, Tert. Apol. 21; Vulg. Matt. 4, 24; 9, 2.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).

Descendants
  • Frenchparalytique
  • Englishparalyticfrom French paralytique
  • Portugueseparalítico
  • Spanishparalítico
  • Tetumparalítikufrom Portuguese paralítico

In English words that came into English from paralyticus

  • paralyticparalyticus

Quick answers

What does paralyticus mean in Latin?
paralyticus, a adjective, means “paralyzed, paralytic; palsied”.
How do you pronounce paralyticus?
In classical Latin, [pa.raˈly.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.raˈliː.ti.kus].