sacculus

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin sacculus.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsakjʊləs/

Noun [edit]

sacculus (plural sacculi)

  1. (obsolete) A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.1.v:
      Sacculi, or little bags of herbs, flowers, seeds, roots, and the like, applied to the head [...].
  2. (anatomy, biology) A small sac.

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Diminutive of saccus (“sack, bag, purse”).

Noun [edit]

sacculus (genitive sacculī); m, second declension

  1. A small bag or sack; purse, sachet.

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative sacculus sacculī
genitive sacculī sacculōrum
dative sacculō sacculīs
accusative sacculum sacculōs
ablative sacculō sacculīs
vocative saccule sacculī

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References [edit]

  • sacculus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
  • The Poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus, WikiBooks. URL accessed on 2009-05-16.
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