nutricius

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Latin

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Etymology

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From nūtrīc- (nurse) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nūtrīcius (feminine nūtrīcia, neuter nūtrīcium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. that suckles or nurses
  2. nourishing

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: nutrici
  • English: nutritious
  • Portuguese: nutrício
  • Spanish: nutricio

References

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  • nutricius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nutricius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nutricius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • nutricius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.