sacrificulus
Latin
Etymology
From sacrificō (“make or offer a sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sa.kriˈfi.ku.lus/, [s̠äkrɪˈfɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sa.kriˈfi.ku.lus/, [säkriˈfiːkulus]
Noun
sacrificulus m (genitive sacrificulī); second declension
- Someone who conducts a sacrifice; sacrificer, sacrificator, sacrificant.
- (with rex) The priest who makes offerings made by the king; a high priest.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sacrificulus | sacrificulī |
Genitive | sacrificulī | sacrificulōrum |
Dative | sacrificulō | sacrificulīs |
Accusative | sacrificulum | sacrificulōs |
Ablative | sacrificulō | sacrificulīs |
Vocative | sacrificule | sacrificulī |
Synonyms
- (high priest): sacrificiolus
- (sacrificer): sacricola, sacrificātor, sacrificiolus
Related terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Portuguese: sacrifículo
References
- “sacrificulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sacrificulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sacrificulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- sacrificulus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016