LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

phthisicus1

phthisicus (feminine phthisica, neuter phthisicum)
Classical[ˈpʰtʰɪ.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈftiː.s̬i.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveconsumptive, phthisical (suffering from consumption or phthisis)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativephthisicusphthisica
pthisica, tisica
phthisicum
pthisicum, tisicum
genitivephthisicī
pthisicī, tisicī
phthisicae
pthisicae, tisicae
phthisicī
pthisicī, tisicī
dativephthisicō
pthisicō, tisicō
phthisicae
pthisicae, tisicae
phthisicō
pthisicō, tisicō
accusativephthisicum
pthisicum, tisicum
phthisicam
pthisicam, tisicam
phthisicum
pthisicum, tisicum
ablativephthisicō
pthisicō, tisicō
phthisicā
pthisicā, tisicā
phthisicō
pthisicō, tisicō
vocativephthisice
pthisice, tisice
phthisica
pthisica, tisica
phthisicum
pthisicum, tisicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativephthisicī
pthisicī, tisicī
phthisicae
pthisicae, tisicae
phthisica
pthisica, tisica
genitivephthisicōrum
pthisicōrum, tisicōrum
phthisicārum
pthisicārum, tisicārum
phthisicōrum
pthisicōrum, tisicōrum
dativephthisicīs
pthisicīs, tisicīs
phthisicīs
pthisicīs, tisicīs
phthisicīs
pthisicīs, tisicīs
accusativephthisicōs
pthisicōs, tisicōs
phthisicās
pthisicās, tisicās
phthisica
pthisica, tisica
ablativephthisicīs
pthisicīs, tisicīs
phthisicīs
pthisicīs, tisicīs
phthisicīs
pthisicīs, tisicīs
vocativephthisicī
pthisicī, tisicī
phthisicae
pthisicae, tisicae
phthisica
pthisica, tisica

phthĭsĭcus, a, um, adj., = φθισικός,
I. consumptive, phthisical, Plin. 20, 6, 21, § 46; 24, 16, 19, § 28; 28, 17, 67, § 230; Vitr, 2, 9; Scrib. Comp. 186; Mart. 11, 21, 7.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós).

Descendants
  • Catalantísic
  • Englishphthisical
  • Italiantisico
  • Portuguesetísico
  • Spanishtísico
  • Middle Frenchtisiquefrom Old French tisique
  • Middle Frenchthisiquefrom Old French tisique
  • Middle Frenchtesicquefrom Old French tisique
  • Middle Frenchptisiquefrom Old French tisique
  • Old Occitantezicfrom Old French tisique
noun · masculinesecond declension
phthisicus2
phthisicus m (genitive phthisicī)
Classical[ˈpʰtʰɪ.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈftiː.s̬i.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea consumptive, a phthisic or phthisical (one suffering from consumption or phthisis)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephthisicusphthisicī
genitivephthisicīphthisicōrum
dativephthisicōphthisicīs
accusativephthisicumphthisicōs
ablativephthisicōphthisicīs
vocativephthisicephthisicī

Origins

From the Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós).

Descendants
  • Catalantísic
  • Portuguesetísico
  • Spanishtísico
  • Middle Englishtisikefrom Anglo-Norman tysike
  • ?Italiantisico
  • ?Middle Dutchtisike
  • Middle Frenchptisique
  • Old Frenchtisique
  • Old Frenchthisique

Quick answers

What does phthisicus mean in Latin?
phthisicus, a adjective, means “consumptive, phthisical (suffering from consumption or phthisis)”.
How do you pronounce phthisicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰtʰɪ.sɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈftiː.s̬i.kus].