specificus

Latin

Etymology

From speciēs (“kind”) + faciō (“make”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /speˈki.fi.kus/, [s̠pɛˈkɪfɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /speˈt͡ʃi.fi.kus/, [speˈt͡ʃiːfikus]

Adjective

specificus (feminine specifica, neuter specificum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin) specific, particular

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	specificus	specifica	specificum		specificī	specificae	specifica
Genitive	specificī	specificae	specificī		specificōrum	specificārum	specificōrum
Dative	specificō		specificō		specificīs
Accusative	specificum	specificam	specificum		specificōs	specificās	specifica
Ablative	specificō	specificā	specificō		specificīs
Vocative	specifice	specifica	specificum		specificī	specificae	specifica

Related terms

• speciēs

Descendants

Descendants

• → Catalan: específic (learned)
• → English: specific
• → French: spécifique (learned)
  • → German: spezifisch
• → Galician: específico (learned)
• → Italian: specifico (learned)
• → Occitan: especific (learned)
• → Portuguese: específico (learned)
• → Romanian: specific (learned)
• → Spanish: específico (learned)