morbus gallicus
Latin
Etymology
Compound of morbus (“disease”) + gallicus (“Gallic, French”). Attested from the 16th century. Compare English French pox (“syphilis”).
Noun
morbus gallicus m sg (genitive morbī gallicī); second declension
- (New Latin) syphilis
- 1830 [1530], Girolamo Fracastoro, Ludwig Choulant, editor, Hieronymi Fracastori Syphilis sive Morbus gallicus, page 14:
- Syphilis sive morbus Gallicus.
- Syphilis, or the French disease
Declension
- Second declension.
First/second declension, no plural.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | morbus gallicus |
Genitive | morbī gallicī |
Dative | morbō gallicō |
Accusative | morbum gallicum |
Ablative | morbō gallicō |
Vocative | morbe gallice |
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