criticus

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin criticus.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: cri‧ti‧cus

Noun

criticus m (plural critici, diminutive criticusje n)

  1. critic

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “I judge”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkri.ti.kus/, [ˈkrɪ.tɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

criticus (feminine critica, neuter criticum); first/second declension

  1. (medicine) critical, decisive

Usage notes

Classical usage of the adjective criticus is almost entirely limited to medical texts.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative criticus critica criticum criticī criticae critica
Genitive criticī criticae criticī criticōrum criticārum criticōrum
Dative criticō criticae criticō criticīs criticīs criticīs
Accusative criticum criticam criticum criticōs criticās critica
Ablative criticō criticā criticō criticīs criticīs criticīs
Vocative critice critica criticum criticī criticae critica

Descendants

Noun

criticus m (genitive criticī); second declension

  1. a critic

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative criticus criticī
Genitive criticī criticōrum
Dative criticō criticīs
Accusative criticum criticōs
Ablative criticō criticīs
Vocative critice criticī

Descendants

References
  • criticus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • criticus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • criticus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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