diacriticus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός (diakritikós).

Adjective

diacriticus (feminine diacritica, neuter diacriticum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) diacritic
   • 1788, Bibliothecæ Casanatensis Ordinis Prædicatorum Catalogus Librorum Rypis Impressorum, page 20:

     Liber Diacriticus de Muſurgia antiquo - moderna, in qua de varia utriuſque Muſicæ ratione diſputatur.

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   • 1840, Gustav Seyffarth, Alphabeta Genuina Aegyptiorum: Numeris Ipsorum Hieroglyphicis, Hieraticis Demoticisque Conservata: Nec Non Asianorum Literis Persarum, Medorum Assyriorumque Cuneoformibus, Zendicis, Pehlvicis et Sanscritis Subiecta, page 84:

     Constat enim, [] esse literam adspiratam siue diacriticam pro [] leni, vti circellus diacriticus quoque docet; quare [] ad [] quemadmodum [] ad referri debet.

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   • 1866, Joanne Bapt. Wenig, Schola Syriaca Complectens Chrestomathiam cum Apparatu Grammatico et Lexicon Chrestomatiae Accomodatum, page 39:

     Praeterea Imperativi conjug. Ethpaal, Ethtafal et Eschtafal duae formae obveniunt: altera, quae linea diacritica sub med. radicali notatur, et altera, quae a Praeterito non differt.

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Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	diacriticus	diacritica	diacriticum		diacriticī	diacriticae	diacritica
Genitive	diacriticī	diacriticae	diacriticī		diacriticōrum	diacriticārum	diacriticōrum
Dative	diacriticō		diacriticō		diacriticīs
Accusative	diacriticum	diacriticam	diacriticum		diacriticōs	diacriticās	diacritica
Ablative	diacriticō	diacriticā	diacriticō		diacriticīs
Vocative	diacritice	diacritica	diacriticum		diacriticī	diacriticae	diacritica