sacrificulus

Latin

Etymology

From sacrificō (“make or offer a sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sa.kriˈfi.ku.lus/, [sa.krɪˈfɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

sacrificulus m (genitive sacrificulī); second declension

  1. Someone who conducts a sacrifice; sacrificer, sacrificator, sacrificant.
  2. (with rex) The priest who makes offerings made by the king; a high priest.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative sacrificulus sacrificulī
genitive sacrificulī sacrificulōrum
dative sacrificulō sacrificulīs
accusative sacrificulum sacrificulōs
ablative sacrificulō sacrificulīs
vocative sacrificule sacrificulī

Synonyms

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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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