scientificus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From scientia (“knowledge”) + -ficus (“making”). Related with gnosticus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ski.enˈti.fi.kus/, [s̠kiɛn̪ˈt̪ɪfɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ʃi.enˈti.fi.kus/, [ʃien̪ˈt̪iːfikus]
Adjective
[edit]scientificus (feminine scientifica, neuter scientificum); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to science; scientific; producing knowledge.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | scientificus | scientifica | scientificum | scientificī | scientificae | scientifica | |
| genitive | scientificī | scientificae | scientificī | scientificōrum | scientificārum | scientificōrum | |
| dative | scientificō | scientificae | scientificō | scientificīs | |||
| accusative | scientificum | scientificam | scientificum | scientificōs | scientificās | scientifica | |
| ablative | scientificō | scientificā | scientificō | scientificīs | |||
| vocative | scientifice | scientifica | scientificum | scientificī | scientificae | scientifica | |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Asturian: científicu
- → Catalan: científic
- → English: scientific
- → French: scientifique
- ⇒ German: szientifisch
- → Italian: scientifico
- → Romanian: științific (adapted to ști)
- → Portuguese: científico
- → Sicilian: scintìficu
- → Spanish: científico
References
[edit]- scientificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- scientificus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016