sacrificiolus
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive from sacrificus (“sacrificial”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sa.kri.fiˈki.o.lus/, [s̠äkrɪfɪˈkiɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sa.kri.fiˈt͡ʃi.o.lus/, [säkrifiˈt͡ʃiːolus]
Noun
sacrificiolus m (genitive sacrificiolī); second declension
- Someone who sacrifices; 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 | sacrificiolus | sacrificiolī |
Genitive | sacrificiolī | sacrificiolōrum |
Dative | sacrificiolō | sacrificiolīs |
Accusative | sacrificiolum | sacrificiolōs |
Ablative | sacrificiolō | sacrificiolīs |
Vocative | sacrificiole | sacrificiolī |
Synonyms
- (high priest): sacrificulus
- (sacrificer): sacricola, sacrificātor, sacrificulus
Related terms
Related terms
References
- “sacrificiolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sacrificiolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.