emeticus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐμετῐκός (emetĭkós, “provoking sickness”), from ἔμετος (émetos, “vomiting”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

emeticus (feminine emetica, neuter emeticum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. emetic, turning the stomach
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Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative emeticus emetica emeticum emeticī emeticae emetica
genitive emeticī emeticae emeticī emeticōrum emeticārum emeticōrum
dative emeticō emeticae emeticō emeticīs
accusative emeticum emeticam emeticum emeticōs emeticās emetica
ablative emeticō emeticā emeticō emeticīs
vocative emetice emetica emeticum emeticī emeticae emetica

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: emetic
  • → Italian: emetico
  • → Sicilian: mèticu

References

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