adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pathēticus
pathēticus (feminine pathētica, neuter pathēticum, adverb pathēticē)
Classical[paˈtʰeː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[paˈtɛː.ti.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivepost Classicalfull of pathos, affecting, pathetic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pathēticus | pathētica | pathēticum |
| genitive | pathēticī | pathēticae | pathēticī |
| dative | pathēticō | pathēticae | pathēticō |
| accusative | pathēticum | pathēticam | pathēticum |
| ablative | pathēticō | pathēticā | pathēticō |
| vocative | pathētice | pathētica | pathēticum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pathēticī | pathēticae | pathētica |
| genitive | pathēticōrum | pathēticārum | pathēticōrum |
| dative | pathēticīs | pathēticīs | pathēticīs |
| accusative | pathēticōs | pathēticās | pathētica |
| ablative | pathēticīs | pathēticīs | pathēticīs |
| vocative | pathēticī | pathēticae | pathētica |
păthētĭcus, a, um, adj., = παθητικός,
I. full of pathos, affecting, pathetic (postclass.):
oratio, Macr. S. 4, 2, 5; 6.—Hence, adv.: păthētĭcē, pathetically: tractare aliquid, Macr. S. 4, 6.Origins
From the Ancient Greek πᾰθητῐκός (păthētĭkós).
Descendants
- Italianpatetico
- Englishpatheticfrom Middle French pathétique
- Portuguesepatético
- Spanishpatético
In English words that came into English from pathēticus
- patheticpathēticus
- patheticalpathēticus