obstetricius

Latin

Etymology

From obstetrīc- (“midwife”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ob.steːˈtriː.ki.us/, [ɔps̠t̪eːˈt̪riːkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ob.steˈtri.t͡ʃi.us/, [obst̪eˈt̪riːt͡ʃius]

Adjective

obstetrīcius (feminine obstetrīcia, neuter obstetrīcium); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or belonging to a midwife

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	obstetrīcius	obstetrīcia	obstetrīcium		obstetrīciī	obstetrīciae	obstetrīcia
Genitive	obstetrīciī	obstetrīciae	obstetrīciī		obstetrīciōrum	obstetrīciārum	obstetrīciōrum
Dative	obstetrīciō		obstetrīciō		obstetrīciīs
Accusative	obstetrīcium	obstetrīciam	obstetrīcium		obstetrīciōs	obstetrīciās	obstetrīcia
Ablative	obstetrīciō	obstetrīciā	obstetrīciō		obstetrīciīs
Vocative	obstetrīcie	obstetrīcia	obstetrīcium		obstetrīciī	obstetrīciae	obstetrīcia

Descendants

• → Catalan: obstetrícia
• → English: obstetricious
• → Portuguese: obstetrício
• → Spanish: obstetricia

References

• “obstetricius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• obstetricius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.