vomicus

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Latin

Etymology

From vomica (ulcer), from vomō (vomit; discharge).

Pronunciation

Adjective

vomicus (feminine vomica, neuter vomicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. ulcerous
  2. foul, filthy, noisome

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative vomicus vomica vomicum vomicī vomicae vomica
genitive vomicī vomicae vomicī vomicōrum vomicārum vomicōrum
dative vomicō vomicae vomicō vomicīs
accusative vomicum vomicam vomicum vomicōs vomicās vomica
ablative vomicō vomicā vomicō vomicīs
vocative vomice vomica vomicum vomicī vomicae vomica

Descendants

  • Catalan: vòmic
  • Italian: vomico
  • Portuguese: vômico
  • Sicilian: sbùmmicu
  • Spanish: vómico

References

  • vomicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vomicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.