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versiculus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin versiculus.

Noun

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versiculus (plural versiculi)

  1. Synonym of versicle

Latin

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Etymology

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From versus (verse) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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versiculus m (genitive versiculī); second declension

  1. short verse, single line (of prose or poetry)
  2. (in the plural) humble lines, unpretentious verses

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative versiculus versiculī
genitive versiculī versiculōrum
dative versiculō versiculīs
accusative versiculum versiculōs
ablative versiculō versiculīs
vocative versicule versiculī

Descendants

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References

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  • versiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • versiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • versiculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.