banausicus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek βαναυσικός (banausikós, “of or for mechanics”), from βάναυσος (bánausos, “mechanical; ironsmith”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, “suffix forming adjectives from nouns, meaning ‘of or pertaining to’”). βάναυσος is derived from βαύνος (baúnos, “forge, furnace”), a Pre-Greek word of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /baˈnau̯.si.kus/, [bäˈnäu̯s̠ɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /baˈnau̯.si.kus/, [bäˈnäːu̯sikus]
Noun
[edit]banausicus (feminine banausica, neuter banausicum); first/second-declension adjective