epilepticus

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epilēpticus, with a semantic shift shared by other terms on -icus. Equivalent to epilepsie +‎ -icus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈlɛp.ti.kʏs/
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  • Hyphenation: epi‧lep‧ti‧cus

Noun

epilepticus m (plural epileptici)

  1. epileptic (person with epilepsy)

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

epilēpticus (feminine epilēptica, neuter epilēpticum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. epileptic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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