vomicus

Latin

Etymology

From vomica (“ulcer”), from vomō (“vomit; discharge”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯o.mi.kus/, [ˈu̯ɔmɪkʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.mi.kus/, [ˈvɔːmikus]

Adjective

vomicus (feminine vomica, neuter vomicum); first/second-declension adjective

1. ulcerous
2. foul, filthy, noisome

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	vomicus	vomica	vomicum		vomicī	vomicae	vomica
Genitive	vomicī	vomicae	vomicī		vomicōrum	vomicārum	vomicōrum
Dative	vomicō		vomicō		vomicīs
Accusative	vomicum	vomicam	vomicum		vomicōs	vomicās	vomica
Ablative	vomicō	vomicā	vomicō		vomicīs
Vocative	vomice	vomica	vomicum		vomicī	vomicae	vomica

Related terms

• vomāx
• vomica
• vomicōsus
• vomificus
• vomifluus
• vomitiō
• vomitō
• vomitor
• vomitōrius
• vomitus
• vomō

Descendants

• Catalan: vòmic
• Italian: vomico
• Portuguese: vômico
• Sicilian: sbùmmicu
• Spanish: vómico

References

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