sacerdotium

Latin

Etymology

Derived from sacerdōs (priest) + -ium (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sa.kerˈdoː.ti.um/, [sa.kɛrˈdoː.ti.ũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sa.t͡ʃerˈdo.t͡si.um/, [sa.t͡ʃerˈdoː.t͡si.um]

Noun

sacerdōtium n (genitive sacerdōtiī); second declension

  1. An office of priests, priesthood.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sacerdōtium sacerdōtia
Genitive sacerdōtiī sacerdōtiōrum
Dative sacerdōtiō sacerdōtiīs
Accusative sacerdōtium sacerdōtia
Ablative sacerdōtiō sacerdōtiīs
Vocative sacerdōtium sacerdōtia

Descendants

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.