cardiacus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakós, of the heart).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cardiacus (feminine cardiaca, neuter cardiacum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. related to the heart or stomach (particularly for diseases or ailments)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative cardiacus cardiaca cardiacum cardiacī cardiacae cardiaca
genitive cardiacī cardiacae cardiacī cardiacōrum cardiacārum cardiacōrum
dative cardiacō cardiacae cardiacō cardiacīs
accusative cardiacum cardiacam cardiacum cardiacōs cardiacās cardiaca
ablative cardiacō cardiacā cardiacō cardiacīs
vocative cardiace cardiaca cardiacum cardiacī cardiacae cardiaca

Noun

cardiacus m (genitive cardiacī); second declension

  1. one who has heartburn or stomachache

Declension

Second-declension noun.

References

  • cardiacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cardiacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers