LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sporadicus

sporadicus (feminine sporadica, neuter sporadicum)
Classical[spɔˈra.dɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[spoˈraː.di.kus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinadjectivesporadic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesporadicussporadicasporadicum
genitivesporadicīsporadicaesporadicī
dativesporadicōsporadicaesporadicō
accusativesporadicumsporadicamsporadicum
ablativesporadicōsporadicāsporadicō
vocativesporadicesporadicasporadicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesporadicīsporadicaesporadica
genitivesporadicōrumsporadicārumsporadicōrum
dativesporadicīssporadicīssporadicīs
accusativesporadicōssporadicāssporadica
ablativesporadicīssporadicīssporadicīs
vocativesporadicīsporadicaesporadica

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπορᾰδῐκός (sporădĭkós, “scattered”).

In English words that came into English from sporadicus

  • sporadicsporadicus

Quick answers

What does sporadicus mean in Latin?
sporadicus, a adjective, means “sporadic”.
How do you pronounce sporadicus?
In classical Latin, [spɔˈra.dɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spoˈraː.di.kus].