hygroscopicus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós, “moist”) + Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”) + -icus
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hy.ɡrosˈko.pi.kus/, [hʏɡrɔs̠ˈkɔpɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.ɡrosˈko.pi.kus/, [iɡrosˈkɔːpikus]
Adjective
[edit]hygroscopicus (feminine hygroscopica, neuter hygroscopicum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) hygroscopic (readily absorbing moisture from the air)
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | hygroscopicus | hygroscopica | hygroscopicum | hygroscopicī | hygroscopicae | hygroscopica | |
| genitive | hygroscopicī | hygroscopicae | hygroscopicī | hygroscopicōrum | hygroscopicārum | hygroscopicōrum | |
| dative | hygroscopicō | hygroscopicae | hygroscopicō | hygroscopicīs | |||
| accusative | hygroscopicum | hygroscopicam | hygroscopicum | hygroscopicōs | hygroscopicās | hygroscopica | |
| ablative | hygroscopicō | hygroscopicā | hygroscopicō | hygroscopicīs | |||
| vocative | hygroscopice | hygroscopica | hygroscopicum | hygroscopicī | hygroscopicae | hygroscopica | |