sortilegum
Latin
Etymology
From sortilegus (“fortune-telling, soothsaying”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sorˈti.le.ɡum/, [sɔrˈtɪ.ɫɛ.ɡũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sorˈti.le.ɡum/, [sorˈtiː.le.ɡum]
Noun
sortilegum n (genitive sortilegī); second declension
- fortune-teller, soothsayer
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A soothsayer who practices divination.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sortilegum | sortilega |
| genitive | sortilegī | sortilegōrum |
| dative | sortilegō | sortilegīs |
| accusative | sortilegum | sortilega |
| ablative | sortilegō | sortilegīs |
| vocative | sortilegum | sortilega |
Descendants
- Italian: sortilego
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