English

Adjective

aeger ‎(not comparable)

1. (dated, British school slang) Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness
2. (dated, British school slang) Relating to such an excused absence

Noun

aeger ‎(plural aegers)

1. (dated, British school slang) An excused absence from classes due to illness
2. (dated, British school slang) A note excusing a student from classes due to illness

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.ɡer/, [ˈae̯.ɡɛr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.d͡ʒer/, [ˈɛː.d͡ʒer]

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include Latin agō, gerō, Ancient Greek ἄγω ‎(ágō, “to lead”) and Old English acan (English ache).

Adjective

aeger m ‎(feminine aegra, neuter aegrum); first/second declension

1. sick, ill
2. (figuratively) difficult, reluctant, troublesome
3. (figuratively) anxious, troubled, sad

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

• comparative: aegrior, superlative: aegerrimus

Noun

aeger m ‎(genitive aegrī); second declension

1. sick person, invalid

Inflection

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

¹May also be aegre.

Derived terms

Related terms

• aegrescō
• aegrotaticius
• aegrōtātiō
• aegrōtō

Descendants

• English: aeger
• Italian: egro
• Portuguese: egro

References

• aeger in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aeger in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “aeger”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be ill, weakly: infirma, aegra valetudine esse or uti
    
  • to have the gout: ex pedibus laborare, pedibus aegrum esse
    
  • some one feigns illness: aliquis simulat aegrum or se esse aegrum