cardiacus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakós, “of the heart”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /karˈdi.a.kus/, [kärˈd̪iäkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /karˈdi.a.kus/, [kärˈd̪iːäkus]

Adjective

cardiacus (feminine cardiaca, neuter cardiacum); first/second-declension adjective

1. related to the heart or stomach (particularly for diseases or ailments)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cardiacus	cardiaca	cardiacum		cardiacī	cardiacae	cardiaca
Genitive	cardiacī	cardiacae	cardiacī		cardiacōrum	cardiacārum	cardiacōrum
Dative	cardiacō		cardiacō		cardiacīs
Accusative	cardiacum	cardiacam	cardiacum		cardiacōs	cardiacās	cardiaca
Ablative	cardiacō	cardiacā	cardiacō		cardiacīs
Vocative	cardiace	cardiaca	cardiacum		cardiacī	cardiacae	cardiaca

Noun

cardiacus m (genitive cardiacī); second declension

1. one who has heartburn or stomachache

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cardiacus	cardiacī
Genitive	cardiacī	cardiacōrum
Dative	cardiacō	cardiacīs
Accusative	cardiacum	cardiacōs
Ablative	cardiacō	cardiacīs
Vocative	cardiace	cardiacī

References

• “cardiacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cardiacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers