ophthalmicus

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

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ophthalmicus ophthalmica ophthalmicum ophthalmicī ophthalmicae ophthalmica
Genitive ophthalmicī ophthalmicae ophthalmicī ophthalmicōrum ophthalmicārum ophthalmicōrum
Dative ophthalmicō 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

Inflection

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ophthalmicus ophthalmicī
Genitive ophthalmicī ophthalmicōrum
Dative ophthalmicō ophthalmicīs
Accusative ophthalmicum ophthalmicōs
Ablative ophthalmicō ophthalmicīs
Vocative ophthalmice ophthalmicī

References
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