adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
physicus1
physicus (feminine physica, neuter physicum)
Classical[ˈpʰy.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfiː.s̬i.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to natural philosophy or physics; physical, natural.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | physicus | physica | physicum |
| genitive | physicī | physicae | physicī |
| dative | physicō | physicae | physicō |
| accusative | physicum | physicam | physicum |
| ablative | physicō | physicā | physicō |
| vocative | physice | physica | physicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | physicī | physicae | physica |
| genitive | physicōrum | physicārum | physicōrum |
| dative | physicīs | physicīs | physicīs |
| accusative | physicōs | physicās | physica |
| ablative | physicīs | physicīs | physicīs |
| vocative | physicī | physicae | physica |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- physica (-orum) (Or. 34. 119); philosophia naturalis
- physics; natural philosophy.
phўsĭcus (scanned phȳsĭcus, Sid. Carm. 15, 101), a, um, adj., = φυσικός,
I. of or belonging to natural philosophy or physics, natural, physical:
quiddam physicum, something relating to physics, Cic. Div. 2, 59, 122: ratio, id. N. D. 2, 21, 54: homines, naturalists, Marc. Emp. Carm. Med. 19.— II. Subst.
A. phўsĭcus, i, m., a natural philosopher, naturalist:
ut ait physicus Anaxagoras, Varr. R. R. 1, 40: Democritus, id. ib. 1, 1, 8: non pudet igitur physicum, id est speculatorem venatoremque naturae, petere, etc., Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83; id. Rep. 5, 3, 5.—Plur., Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42; id. Ac. 2, 5, 14.—B. phўsĭca, ōrum, n., physics:
physicorum ignarus, Cic. Or. 34, 119: in physicis alienus, not versed in, id. Fin. 1, 6, 17.—Hence, adv.: phўsĭcē, in the manner of naturalists, physically: dicere, Cic. N. D. 3, 7, 18.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
physicus adj.
, φυσικός, of natural philosophy, of physics, natural: quiddam physicum, something relating to physics: ratio.—As subst m., a natural philosopher, naturalist, C.—Plur n. as subst, physics: physicorum ignarus.
Origins
From Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós, “physical”, “natural”).
Descendants
- Catalanfísic
- Englishphysicfrom Middle English phisik
- Frenchphysique
- Englishphysiquefrom French physique
- Italianfisico
- Occitanfisic
- Portuguesefísico
- Romanianfizic
- Spanishfísico
- Welshffisigfrom Middle English phisik