adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
spermaticus
spermaticus (feminine spermatica, neuter spermaticum)
Classical[spɛrˈma.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[sperˈmaː.ti.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivespermatic (of or relating to sperm)
Cum autem in ſpermaticis vaſis […]
1561, Donati, page 323:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spermaticus | spermatica | spermaticum |
| genitive | spermaticī | spermaticae | spermaticī |
| dative | spermaticō | spermaticae | spermaticō |
| accusative | spermaticum | spermaticam | spermaticum |
| ablative | spermaticō | spermaticā | spermaticō |
| vocative | spermatice | spermatica | spermaticum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spermaticī | spermaticae | spermatica |
| genitive | spermaticōrum | spermaticārum | spermaticōrum |
| dative | spermaticīs | spermaticīs | spermaticīs |
| accusative | spermaticōs | spermaticās | spermatica |
| ablative | spermaticīs | spermaticīs | spermaticīs |
| vocative | spermaticī | spermaticae | spermatica |
spermătĭcus, a, um, adj., = σπερματικός,
I. of or relating to seed, seminal, spermatic:
pori, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 18, 180.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós). By surface analysis, spermat- (stem of sperma (“sperm”)) + -icus (“-ic”).
Descendants
- Catalanespermàtic
- Englishspermatic
- Frenchspermatique
- Italianspermatico
- Portugueseespermático
- Spanishespermático
- Haitian Creoleespèmatikfrom French spermatique
- Iranian Persianاِسْپِرْماتیکfrom French spermatique
In English words that came into English from spermaticus
- spermaticspermaticus