nosocomus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νοσοκόμος (nosokómos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /noˈso.ko.mus/, [nɔˈs̠ɔkɔmʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /noˈso.ko.mus/, [noˈs̬ɔːkomus]
Noun
nosocomus m (genitive nosocomī, feminine nosocoma); second declension
- sick-nurse, attendant on the sick
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nosocomus | nosocomī |
| Genitive | nosocomī | nosocomōrum |
| Dative | nosocomō | nosocomīs |
| Accusative | nosocomum | nosocomōs |
| Ablative | nosocomō | nosocomīs |
| Vocative | nosocome | nosocomī |
References
- “nosocomus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nosocomus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette