Vaticanus

See also: vaticanus

Latin

Etymology

From vāticinor (“I prophesy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /waː.tiˈkaː.nus/, [waː.tɪˈkaː.nʊs]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /waː.tiːˈkaː.nus/, [waː.tiːˈkaː.nʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /va.tiˈka.nus/, [va.tiˈkaː.nus]

Noun

Vātī̆cānus m (genitive Vātī̆cānī); second declension

  1. The Vatican, the Vatican Hill
  2. The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City.
  3. The papal government; the papacy.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Vātī̆cānus Vātī̆cānī
Genitive Vātī̆cānī Vātī̆cānōrum
Dative Vātī̆cānō Vātī̆cānīs
Accusative Vātī̆cānum Vātī̆cānōs
Ablative Vātī̆cānō Vātī̆cānīs
Vocative Vātī̆cāne Vātī̆cānī
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