What does phagedaenicus mean in Latin?

phagedaenicus, a adjective, means “cancerous, spreading like cancer; suffering from cancer”.

How do you pronounce phagedaenicus?

In classical Latin, [pʰa.ɡɛˈdae̯.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fa.d͡ʒeˈdɛː.ni.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

phagedaenicus (feminine phagedaenica, neuter phagedaenicum)

Classical[pʰa.ɡɛˈdae̯.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[fa.d͡ʒeˈdɛː.ni.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	phagedaenicus	phagedaenica	phagedaenicum
genitive	phagedaenicī	phagedaenicae	phagedaenicī
dative	phagedaenicō	phagedaenicae	phagedaenicō
accusative	phagedaenicum	phagedaenicam	phagedaenicum
ablative	phagedaenicō	phagedaenicā	phagedaenicō
vocative	phagedaenice	phagedaenica	phagedaenicum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	phagedaenicī	phagedaenicae	phagedaenica
genitive	phagedaenicōrum	phagedaenicārum	phagedaenicōrum
dative	phagedaenicīs	phagedaenicīs	phagedaenicīs
accusative	phagedaenicōs	phagedaenicās	phagedaenica
ablative	phagedaenicīs	phagedaenicīs	phagedaenicīs
vocative	phagedaenicī	phagedaenicae	phagedaenica

phăgĕdaenĭcus, a, um, adj., = φαγεδαινικός,

I. spreading like a cancer, can-cerous: vulnera, Plin. 24, 4, 5, § 9.—

2. Transf., of persons, suffering from cancers, cancerous: phagedaenici, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 3, 47.

From Ancient Greek φαγεδαινικός (phagedainikós).