sacrificus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sacrificō (“make or offer a sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /saˈkri.fi.kus/, [s̠äˈkrɪfɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈkri.fi.kus/, [säˈkriːfikus]
Adjective
[edit]sacrificus (feminine sacrifica, neuter sacrificum); first/second-declension adjective
- Of or pertaining to sacrificing, sacrificial.
- (of those sacrificing or praying) Mindful of sacrifices or of religion; prayerful, religious.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | sacrificus | sacrifica | sacrificum | sacrificī | sacrificae | sacrifica | |
| genitive | sacrificī | sacrificae | sacrificī | sacrificōrum | sacrificārum | sacrificōrum | |
| dative | sacrificō | sacrificae | sacrificō | sacrificīs | |||
| accusative | sacrificum | sacrificam | sacrificum | sacrificōs | sacrificās | sacrifica | |
| ablative | sacrificō | sacrificā | sacrificō | sacrificīs | |||
| vocative | sacrifice | sacrifica | sacrificum | sacrificī | sacrificae | sacrifica | |
Synonyms
[edit]- (sacrificial): sacrificālis
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Italian: sacrifico
References
[edit]- “sacrificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sacrificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sacrificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- sacrificus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016