scientificus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From scientia (“knowledge”) + -ficus (“making”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ski.enˈti.fi.kus/, [s̠kiɛn̪ˈt̪ɪfɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ʃi.enˈti.fi.kus/, [ʃien̪ˈt̪iːfikus]
Adjective edit
scientificus (feminine scientifica, neuter scientificum); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to science; scientific; producing knowledge.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | scientificus | scientifica | scientificum | scientificī | scientificae | scientifica | |
| Genitive | scientificī | scientificae | scientificī | scientificōrum | scientificārum | scientificōrum | |
| Dative | scientificō | scientificō | scientificīs | ||||
| Accusative | scientificum | scientificam | scientificum | scientificōs | scientificās | scientifica | |
| Ablative | scientificō | scientificā | scientificō | scientificīs | |||
| Vocative | scientifice | scientifica | scientificum | scientificī | scientificae | scientifica | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Asturian: científicu
- → Catalan: científic
- → English: scientific
- → French: scientifique
- → Italian: scientifico
- → Romanian: științific (adapted to ști)
- → Portuguese: científico
- → Sicilian: scintìficu
- → Spanish: científico
References edit
- scientificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- scientificus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016