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

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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/, [ˈkrɪt̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkri.ti.kus/, [ˈkriːt̪ikus]

Adjective

criticus (feminine critica, neuter criticum, adverb criticē); first/second-declension adjective

1. (medicine) critical, decisive

Usage notes

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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		criticō		criticīs
Accusative	criticum	criticam	criticum		criticōs	criticās	critica
Ablative	criticō	criticā	criticō		criticīs
Vocative	critice	critica	criticum		criticī	criticae	critica

Descendants

• Catalan: crític
• English: critical
• Portuguese: crítico
• Russian: крити́ческий (kritíčeskij)
• Spanish: crítico

Noun

criticus m (genitive criticī); second declension

1. a critic

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

Descendants

• Russian: кри́тик (krítik)

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.