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philosophus
philosophus
Latin
Adjective
philosophus m (feminine philosopha, neuter philosophum); first/second declension
- philosophical
- (substantive) philosopher
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | philosophus | philosopha | philosophum | philosophī | philosophae | philosopha | |
| genitive | philosophī | philosophae | philosophī | philosophōrum | philosophārum | philosophōrum | |
| dative | philosophō | philosophō | philosophīs | ||||
| accusative | philosophum | philosopham | philosophum | philosophōs | philosophās | philosopha | |
| ablative | philosophō | philosophā | philosophō | philosophīs | |||
| vocative | philosophe | philosopha | philosophum | philosophī | philosophae | philosopha | |
Related terms
Noun
philosophus m (genitive philosophī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | philosophus | philosophī |
| genitive | philosophī | philosophōrum |
| dative | philosophō | philosophīs |
| accusative | philosophum | philosophōs |
| ablative | philosophō | philosophīs |
| vocative | philosophe | philosophī |
Derived terms
References
- philosophus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- philosophus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- PHILOSOPHUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “philosophus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be a philosopher, physician by profession: se philosophum, medicum (esse) profiteri
- the tenets, dogmas of philosophers: decreta, inventa philosophorum
- to be well acquainted with the views of philosophers: praecepta philosophorum (penitus) percepta habere
- to deal with a subject on scientific principles: ad philosophorum or philosophandi rationes revocare aliquid
- to be a philosopher, physician by profession: se philosophum, medicum (esse) profiteri
- philosophus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016