adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sophisticus
sophisticus (feminine sophistica, neuter sophisticum, adverb sophisticē)
Classical[sɔˈpʰɪs.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[soˈfis.ti.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivesophistic, sophistical
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sophisticus | sophistica | sophisticum |
| genitive | sophisticī | sophisticae | sophisticī |
| dative | sophisticō | sophisticae | sophisticō |
| accusative | sophisticum | sophisticam | sophisticum |
| ablative | sophisticō | sophisticā | sophisticō |
| vocative | sophistice | sophistica | sophisticum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sophisticī | sophisticae | sophistica |
| genitive | sophisticōrum | sophisticārum | sophisticōrum |
| dative | sophisticīs | sophisticīs | sophisticīs |
| accusative | sophisticōs | sophisticās | sophistica |
| ablative | sophisticīs | sophisticīs | sophisticīs |
| vocative | sophisticī | sophisticae | sophistica |
sŏphistĭcus, a, um, adj., = σοφιστικός,
I. sophistic, sophistical; res admodum insidiosa et sophistica, neque ad veritates magis quam ad captiones reperta, Tiro Tullius ap. Gell. 7, 3, 35:
captio, Gell. 18, 2, 6: ostentatio, Arn. 1, 36: ut concidant sophistica, Prud. Apoth. 2, 41.—Adv.: sŏphi-stĭcē, sophistically: interpretari legem et cavillari, Cod. Just. 8, 10, 12, § 3; Vulg. Ecclus. 37, 23.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστῐκός (sophistĭkós).
Descendants
- Englishsophistic
- Frenchsophistique
- Polishsofistyka
In English words that came into English from sophisticus
- sophisticatesophisticātus
- sophisticsophisticus