adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
radiophōnicus
radiophōnicus (feminine radiophōnica, neuter radiophōnicum)
Meaning
- New Latinadjectiverelationalradio; relating to radio
Hoc est radiophonicum inventum, unum certe ex maximis, quae hominum ingenium hac nostra aetate feliciter invexit.
This is radio, certainly one of the greatest discoveries which the genius of mankind has fortunately brought into our times.1957, Pope Pius XII, Allocutio Sanctissimi Domini Nostri Pii PP. XII (Die XXVII m. Octobris, A.D. MCMLVII) https://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/la/speeches/1957/documents/hf_p-xii_spe_19571027_inauguraz-radio-galeria.html, Vatican2001, Antonius Pelosi, Lingua Latina Peculiare Signum Unitatis et Universalitatis Ecclesiae. http://digital.fides.org.pl/Content/102/Pelosi.pdf, Latinitas (Sep. 2001), reprinted in Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne (XIII/2000, pages 191-198)
Furthermore, radio stations in Finland and Czechia broadcast the news in Latin, which is also published on the internet...
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | radiophōnicus | radiophōnica | radiophōnicum |
| genitive | radiophōnicī | radiophōnicae | radiophōnicī |
| dative | radiophōnicō | radiophōnicae | radiophōnicō |
| accusative | radiophōnicum | radiophōnicam | radiophōnicum |
| ablative | radiophōnicō | radiophōnicā | radiophōnicō |
| vocative | radiophōnice | radiophōnica | radiophōnicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | radiophōnicī | radiophōnicae | radiophōnica |
| genitive | radiophōnicōrum | radiophōnicārum | radiophōnicōrum |
| dative | radiophōnicīs | radiophōnicīs | radiophōnicīs |
| accusative | radiophōnicōs | radiophōnicās | radiophōnica |
| ablative | radiophōnicīs | radiophōnicīs | radiophōnicīs |
| vocative | radiophōnicī | radiophōnicae | radiophōnica |
Origins
From radiophōnum + -icus.