κλινικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλίνη (klínē, “bed”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós), from κλίνω (klínō, “to lean, incline”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κλῑνῐκός • (klīnikós) m (feminine κλῑνῐκή, neuter κλῑνῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. of or pertaining to a bed
  2. (by extension) bedridden

Declension

Noun

κλῑνῐκός • (klīnikós) m (genitive κλῑνῐκοῦ); second declension

  1. a physician (who tends to a bedridden patient)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Latin: clīnicus

Further reading

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