[ˈʊɫ.kʊs], [ˈul.kus]
OriginFrom earlier *olcos, from Proto-Italic *elkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos (“wound, illness, ulcer”), from the root *h₁elḱ-; compare Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “wound, ulcer”), English ill. Sanskrit अर्श॑स् (árśas, “hemorrhoids”).
- declension-3, neutersore, ulcer, wound
Formsulceris(genitive) · ulcus(nominative, singular) · ulcera(nominative, plural) · ulceris(genitive, singular) · ulcerum(genitive, plural) · ulcerī(dative, singular) · ulceribus(dative, plural) · ulcus(accusative, singular) · ulcera(accusative, plural) · ulcere(ablative, singular) · ulceribus(ablative, plural) · ulcus(singular, vocative) · ulcera(plural, vocative)