holocaustum
Latin
Etymology
From the neuter form of Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), from ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “I burn”).
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ho.loˈkau̯s.tum/, [hɔ.ɫɔˈkau̯s.tũː]
Noun
holocaustum n (genitive holocaustī); second declension
- a burnt offering wholly consumed by fire
- holocaust
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | holocaustum | holocausta |
| Genitive | holocaustī | holocaustōrum |
| Dative | holocaustō | holocaustīs |
| Accusative | holocaustum | holocausta |
| Ablative | holocaustō | holocaustīs |
| Vocative | holocaustum | holocausta |
References
- holocaustum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- holocaustum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- holocaustum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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