opticus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optĭkós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

opticus (feminine optica, neuter opticum); first/second-declension adjective (Medieval Latin)

  1. optic (of or relating to seeing, sight or vision)

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative opticus optica opticum opticī opticae optica
genitive opticī opticae opticī opticōrum opticārum opticōrum
dative opticō opticae opticō opticīs
accusative opticum opticam opticum opticōs opticās optica
ablative opticō opticā opticō opticīs
vocative optice optica opticum opticī opticae optica

Descendants

Descendants
  • → Catalan: òptic
  • → English: optic
  • → French: optique
  • Friulian: otic
  • → Italian: ottico
  • Piedmontese: òtich
  • → Portuguese: óptico
  • → Romanian: optic
  • → Spanish: óptico

References

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