intercus
Latin
Etymology
inter + cutis (“skin”). The nominative singular intercus is a back-formation from the oblique forms.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈter.kus/, [ɪn̪ˈt̪ɛrkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈter.kus/, [in̪ˈt̪ɛrkus]
Adjective
intercus (genitive intercutis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (medicine) under the skin, intercutaneous, subcutaneous
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective or third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | 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
- aqua intercus, morbus intercus (“dropsy”)
References
- “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
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