"characteristicus" meaning in Latin

See characteristicus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʰa.rak.teːˈrɪs.tɪ.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ka.rak.teˈris.ti.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós)bor. Latin charactēristicus Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós, “characteristic”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:χαρακτηριστικός<t:characteristic>|text=+|title=charactēristicus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós)bor. Latin charactēristicus [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "characteristic", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χαρακτηριστικός", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "charactēristicus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="charactēristicus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós, “characteristic”). Head templates: {{la-noun|charactēristicus<2>}} charactēristicus m (genitive charactēristicī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|charactēristicus<2>}} Forms: charactēristicus [canonical, masculine], charactēristicī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], charactēristicus [nominative, singular], charactēristicī [nominative, plural], charactēristicī [genitive, singular], charactēristicōrum [genitive, plural], charactēristicō [dative, singular], charactēristicīs [dative, plural], charactēristicum [accusative, singular], charactēristicōs [accusative, plural], charactēristicō [ablative, singular], charactēristicīs [ablative, plural], charactēristice [singular, vocative], charactēristicī [plural, vocative]
  1. characteristic Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: charactēr Related terms: charactēr, charactērismos
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        "1": "charactēristicus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "charactēristicus m (genitive charactēristicī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "charactēristicus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "charactēr"
    },
    {
      "word": "charactērismos"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 6-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with etymology texts",
        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "characteristic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰa.rak.teːˈrɪs.tɪ.kʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.rak.teˈris.ti.kus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "charactēr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "characteristicus"
}

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