sortilegum
Latin
Etymology
From sortilegus (“fortune-telling, soothsaying”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sorˈti.le.ɡum/, [s̠ɔrˈt̪ɪɫ̪ɛɡʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sorˈti.le.ɡum/, [sorˈt̪iːleɡum]
Noun
sortilegum n (genitive sortilegī); second declension
- fortune-teller, soothsayer
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A soothsayer who practices divination.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sortilegum | sortilega |
| Genitive | sortilegī | sortilegōrum |
| Dative | sortilegō | sortilegīs |
| Accusative | sortilegum | sortilega |
| Ablative | sortilegō | sortilegīs |
| Vocative | sortilegum | sortilega |
Descendants
- Italian: sortilego