What does sēpticus mean in Latin?

sēpticus, a adjective, means “putrefying; septic”.

How do you pronounce sēpticus?

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

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sēpticus (feminine sēptica, neuter sēpticum)

Classical[ˈseːp.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛp.ti.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sēpticus	sēptica	sēpticum
genitive	sēpticī	sēpticae	sēpticī
dative	sēpticō	sēpticae	sēpticō
accusative	sēpticum	sēpticam	sēpticum
ablative	sēpticō	sēpticā	sēpticō
vocative	sēptice	sēptica	sēpticum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sēpticī	sēpticae	sēptica
genitive	sēpticōrum	sēpticārum	sēpticōrum
dative	sēpticīs	sēpticīs	sēpticīs
accusative	sēpticōs	sēpticās	sēptica
ablative	sēpticīs	sēpticīs	sēpticīs
vocative	sēpticī	sēpticae	sēptica

sēptĭcus, a, um, adj., = σηπτικός,

I. producing a putrefaction, putrefying, septic: vis, Plin. 30, 4, 10, § 29 (Jahn, smecticus): dos, id. 34, 18, 55, § 177.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σηπτικός (sēptikós, “putrefactive”).

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