Sacrum Romanum Imperium

Latin

Alternative forms

• SRI, S.R.I., S. R. I. (initialisms)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.krum roːˈmaː.num imˈpe.ri.um/, [ˈs̠äkrʊ̃ˑ roːˈmäːnʊ̃ˑ ɪmˈpɛriʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.krum roˈma.num imˈpe.ri.um/, [ˈsäːkrum roˈmäːnum imˈpɛːrium]

Proper noun

Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium n sg (genitive Sacrī Rōmānī Imperiī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) Holy Roman Empire

Usage notes

Also found simply as Rōmānum Imperium, as in the Praefatio to Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum.

Declension

Second-declension adjective with a second-declension adjective with a second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium
genitive	Sacrī Rōmānī Imperiī
dative	Sacrō Rōmānō Imperiō
accusative	Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium
ablative	Sacrō Rōmānō Imperiō
vocative	Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium