scientificus

Latin

Etymology

From scientia (“knowledge”) +‎ -ficus (“making”). Related with gnosticus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ski.ɛnˈtɪ.fɪ.kʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ʃi.enˈtiː.fi.kus]

Adjective

scientificus (feminine scientifica, neuter scientificum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or pertaining to science; scientific; producing knowledge.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	scientificus	scientifica	scientificum		scientificī	scientificae	scientifica
genitive	scientificī	scientificae	scientificī		scientificōrum	scientificārum	scientificōrum
dative	scientificō	scientificae	scientificō		scientificīs
accusative	scientificum	scientificam	scientificum		scientificōs	scientificās	scientifica
ablative	scientificō	scientificā	scientificō		scientificīs
vocative	scientifice	scientifica	scientificum		scientificī	scientificae	scientifica

Related terms

• sciēns
• scienter
• scientia
• scientiola
• scīlicet
• sciō
• scīscō

Descendants

• → Asturian: científicu
• → Catalan: científic
• → English: scientific
• → French: scientifique
• ⇒ German: szientifisch
• → Italian: scientifico
  • → Romanian: științific (adapted to ști)
• → Portuguese: científico
• → Sicilian: scintìficu
• → Spanish: científico

References

• “scientificus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• scientificus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016