ophthalmicus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμῐκός (ophthalmikós, of or for the eyes; ophthalmic surgeon), from ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthalmós, eye) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, -ic, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ophthalmicus (feminine ophthalmica, neuter ophthalmicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (medicine) ophthalmic
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Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ophthalmicus ophthalmica ophthalmicum ophthalmicī ophthalmicae ophthalmica
genitive ophthalmicī ophthalmicae ophthalmicī ophthalmicōrum ophthalmicārum ophthalmicōrum
dative ophthalmicō ophthalmicae ophthalmicō ophthalmicīs
accusative ophthalmicum ophthalmicam ophthalmicum ophthalmicōs ophthalmicās ophthalmica
ablative ophthalmicō ophthalmicā ophthalmicō ophthalmicīs
vocative ophthalmice ophthalmica ophthalmicum ophthalmicī ophthalmicae ophthalmica

Noun

ophthalmicus m (genitive ophthalmicī); second declension

  1. (post-Augustan, medicine) an oculist
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Inflection

Second-declension noun.

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