ethicus

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ēthicus, from Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.ti.kʏs/

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• Hyphenation: ethi‧cus

Noun

ethicus m (plural ethici, no diminutive, feminine ethica)

1. ethicist, someone studying ethics

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈeː.tʰɪ.kʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.ti.kus]

Adjective

ēthicus (feminine ēthica, neuter ēthicum); first/second-declension adjective

1. ethic, ethical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēthicus	ēthica	ēthicum		ēthicī	ēthicae	ēthica
genitive	ēthicī	ēthicae	ēthicī		ēthicōrum	ēthicārum	ēthicōrum
dative	ēthicō	ēthicae	ēthicō		ēthicīs
accusative	ēthicum	ēthicam	ēthicum		ēthicōs	ēthicās	ēthica
ablative	ēthicō	ēthicā	ēthicō		ēthicīs
vocative	ēthice	ēthica	ēthicum		ēthicī	ēthicae	ēthica

Descendants

• Catalan: ètic
• French: éthique
• Galician: ético
• Italian: etico
• → Middle English: etik
  • English: ethic
• Portuguese: ético
• Romanian: etic
• Spanish: ético