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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin acadēmicus, from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.kaːˈdeː.mi.kʏs/
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  • Hyphenation: aca‧de‧mi‧cus

Noun edit

academicus m (plural academicussen or academici, diminutive academicusje n, feminine academica)

  1. an academic
  2. an academician

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: akademikus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

acadēmicus (feminine acadēmica, neuter acadēmicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. academic; of or pertaining to the Greek academy and Platonism, as opposed to Stoic.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative acadēmicus acadēmica acadēmicum acadēmicī acadēmicae acadēmica
Genitive acadēmicī acadēmicae acadēmicī acadēmicōrum acadēmicārum acadēmicōrum
Dative acadēmicō acadēmicō acadēmicīs
Accusative acadēmicum acadēmicam acadēmicum acadēmicōs acadēmicās acadēmica
Ablative acadēmicō acadēmicā acadēmicō acadēmicīs
Vocative acadēmice acadēmica acadēmicum acadēmicī acadēmicae acadēmica

Descendants edit

Noun edit

acadēmicus m (genitive acadēmicī); second declension

  1. an academician, especially a philosopher of the Platonic school, as opposed to a Stoic.

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acadēmicus acadēmicī
Genitive acadēmicī acadēmicōrum
Dative acadēmicō acadēmicīs
Accusative acadēmicum acadēmicōs
Ablative acadēmicō acadēmicīs
Vocative acadēmice acadēmicī

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References edit

  • academicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • academicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • academicus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016