criticus
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κρῐτῐκός (kritikós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
criticus m (plural critici, diminutive criticusje n)
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “I judge”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkri.ti.kus/, [ˈkrɪt̪ɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkri.ti.kus/, [ˈkriːt̪ikus]
Adjective edit
criticus (feminine critica, neuter criticum, adverb criticē); first/second-declension adjective
Usage notes edit
Classical usage of the adjective criticus is almost entirely limited to medical texts.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | criticus | critica | criticum | criticī | criticae | critica | |
| Genitive | criticī | criticae | criticī | criticōrum | criticārum | criticōrum | |
| Dative | criticō | criticō | criticīs | ||||
| Accusative | criticum | criticam | criticum | criticōs | criticās | critica | |
| Ablative | criticō | criticā | criticō | criticīs | |||
| Vocative | critice | critica | criticum | criticī | criticae | critica | |
Descendants edit
Noun edit
criticus m (genitive criticī); second declension
- a critic
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | criticus | criticī |
| Genitive | criticī | criticōrum |
| Dative | criticō | criticīs |
| Accusative | criticum | criticōs |
| Ablative | criticō | criticīs |
| Vocative | critice | criticī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “criticus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “criticus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- criticus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.