smecticus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμηκτικός (smēktikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsmeːk.ti.kus/, [ˈs̠meːkt̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsmek.ti.kus/, [ˈzmɛkt̪ikus]

Adjective

smēcticus (feminine smēctica, neuter smēcticum); first/second-declension adjective

1. cleansing, abstersive

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	smēcticus	smēctica	smēcticum		smēcticī	smēcticae	smēctica
genitive	smēcticī	smēcticae	smēcticī		smēcticōrum	smēcticārum	smēcticōrum
dative	smēcticō	smēcticae	smēcticō		smēcticīs
accusative	smēcticum	smēcticam	smēcticum		smēcticōs	smēcticās	smēctica
ablative	smēcticō	smēcticā	smēcticō		smēcticīs
vocative	smēctice	smēctica	smēcticum		smēcticī	smēcticae	smēctica

References

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