criticus

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

criticus m. (plural critici)

  1. critic

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikos), “‘of or for judging, able to discern’”) < κρίνω (krinō), “‘I judge’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

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

  1. (medicine) critical, decisive

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Noun

criticus (genitive criticī); m, second declension

  1. a critic

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative criticus criticī
genitive criticī criticōrum
dative criticō criticīs
accusative criticum criticōs
ablative criticō criticīs
vocative critice criticī

[edit] References

  • “criticus” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)
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