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Etymology

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From folium (leaf) +‎ -āticus, or from postclassical foliāre (to beat into foil, leaf), past participle foliātus (beaten into foil, leaf) +‎ -icus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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foliāticus (feminine foliātica, neuter foliāticum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) (pharmacy, of a metal, such as gold) beaten into leaf
    Synonym: foliātus
    aurum foliāticumgold leaf
    • [1852, Friedrich August Günther, Der homöopathische Thierarzt. Ein Hülfsbuch [...]. Erster Theil: Die Krankheiten des Pferdes und ihre homöopathische Heilung, 7th edition (overall work in German), Verzeichniß der homöopathischen Arzneimittel, neu zusammengestellt im Mai 1850, page 294:
      Aurum foliaticum, Blattgold.
      Gold leaf [in New Latin], gold leaf [in Standard High German].]

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.