morbus gallicus
Latin
editEtymology
editCompound of morbus (“disease”) + gallicus (“Gallic, French”). Attested from the 16th century. Compare English French pox (“syphilis”).
Noun
editmorbus gallicus m sg (genitive morbī gallicī); second declension
- (New Latin) syphilis
- 1830 [1530], Girolamo Fracastoro, edited by Ludwig Choulant, Hieronymi Fracastori Syphilis sive Morbus gallicus[1], page 14:
- Syphilis sive morbus Gallicus.
- Syphilis, or the French disease
Declension
edit- Second-declension noun with a second-declension adjective, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | morbus gallicus |
Genitive | morbī gallicī |
Dative | morbō gallicō |
Accusative | morbum gallicum |
Ablative | morbō gallicō |
Vocative | morbe gallice |