intercus
Latin
editEtymology
editinter + cutis (“skin”). The nominative singular intercus is a back-formation from the oblique forms.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /inˈter.kus/, [ɪn̪ˈt̪ɛrkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈter.kus/, [in̪ˈt̪ɛrkus]
Adjective
editintercus (genitive intercutis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (medicine) under the skin, intercutaneous, subcutaneous
Declension
editThird-declension one-termination adjective or third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | intercus intercutis |
intercus intercute |
intercutēs | intercutia | |
| genitive | intercutis | intercutium | |||
| dative | intercutī | intercutibus | |||
| accusative | intercutem | intercus intercute |
intercutēs intercutīs |
intercutia | |
| ablative | intercutī intercute |
intercutibus | |||
| vocative | intercus intercutis |
intercus intercute |
intercutēs | intercutia | |
Derived terms
edit- aqua intercus, morbus intercus (“dropsy”)
References
edit- “intercus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “intercus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers