practicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “I do”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈprak.ti.kus/, [ˈprak.tɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

practicus (feminine practica, neuter practicum); first/second declension

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	practicus	practica	practicum	practicī	practicae	practica
Genitive	practicī	practicae	practicī	practicōrum	practicārum	practicōrum
Dative	practicō	practicae	practicō	practicīs	practicīs	practicīs
Accusative	practicum	practicam	practicum	practicōs	practicās	practica
Ablative	practicō	practicā	practicō	practicīs	practicīs	practicīs
Vocative	practice	practica	practicum	practicī	practicae	practica

Descendants

→ Catalan: pràctic
→ Czech: praktický
→ German: praktisch
- → Danish: praktisk
- → Dutch: praktisch
- → Norwegian: praktisk
- → Swedish: praktisk
→ Hungarian: praktikus
→ Italian: pratico
→ Old French: [Term?]
- → English: practic
→ Polish: praktyczny
→ Portuguese: práctico
→ Spanish: práctico
- → English: practico
→ Yiddish: פּראַקטיש‎ (praktish)
⇒ Late Latin: practico (verb)
- Medieval Latin: practizo
  - → Middle French: pratiser, practiser
    - → Middle English: practisen, practizen
      - English: practise, practice
      - Scots: practeese
⇒ Latin: practica (adjective)
- Old French: [Term?]
  - Old French: practique
  - Norman: pratique
- → Alemannic German: Prattig
- → Polish: praktyka
⇒ Latin: practicum (noun)
- → Dutch: practicum
- → English: practicum
- → German: practicum

References

practicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
practicus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
practicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
practicus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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