ictus

English

Etymology

From the Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īcio (“I hit, strike, or smite”; “I stab or sting”).

Pronunciation

singular

• (UK) enPR: ĭkʹtəs, IPA: /ˈɪktəs/, X-SAMPA: /"Ikt@s/

plural

• (UK) enPR: ĭkʹto͞os, IPA: /ˈɪktuːs/, X-SAMPA: /"Iktu:s/

Noun

ictus (plural ictus or ictuses or ictūs)

1. the pulse
2. (medicine) A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
3. The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.

Anagrams

• cutis

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Italian

Wikipedia ^it

Noun

ictus m (invariable)

1. (Pathology) ictus, stroke

Synonyms

• infarto cerebrale
• (familiar): colpo

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of īcō

Participle

īctus m (feminine īcta, neuter īctum); first/second declension

1. hit, struck
2. stabbed, stung

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	īctus	īcta	īctum		īctī	īctae	īcta
genitive	īctī	īctae	īctī		īctōrum	īctārum	īctōrum
dative	īctō	īctae	īctō		īctīs	īctīs	īctīs
accusative	īctum	īctam	īctum		īctōs	īctās	īcta
ablative	īctō	īctā	īctō		īctīs	īctīs	īctīs
vocative	īcte	īcta	īctum		īctī	īctae	īcta

Noun

ictus (genitive ictūs); m, fourth declension

1. A blow, or the resultant wound

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ictus	ictūs
genitive	ictūs	ictuum
dative	ictuī	ictibus
accusative	ictum	ictūs
ablative	ictū	ictibus
vocative	ictus	ictūs

Descendants

• English: ictal