What does rheumaticus mean in Latin?

rheumaticus, a adjective, means “troubled with rheum (catarrh)”.

How do you pronounce rheumaticus?

In classical Latin, [rʰɛu̯ˈma.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reu̯ˈmaː.ti.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rheumaticus (feminine rheumatica, neuter rheumaticum)

Classical[rʰɛu̯ˈma.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[reu̯ˈmaː.ti.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rheumaticus	rheumatica	rheumaticum
genitive	rheumaticī	rheumaticae	rheumaticī
dative	rheumaticō	rheumaticae	rheumaticō
accusative	rheumaticum	rheumaticam	rheumaticum
ablative	rheumaticō	rheumaticā	rheumaticō
vocative	rheumatice	rheumatica	rheumaticum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rheumaticī	rheumaticae	rheumatica
genitive	rheumaticōrum	rheumaticārum	rheumaticōrum
dative	rheumaticīs	rheumaticīs	rheumaticīs
accusative	rheumaticōs	rheumaticās	rheumatica
ablative	rheumaticīs	rheumaticīs	rheumaticīs
vocative	rheumaticī	rheumaticae	rheumatica

rheumătĭcus, i, m., = ῥευματικός,

I. one troubled with rheum, that has a catarrh, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 142.

From Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “flow”).

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