sacrificus

Latin

Etymology

From sacrificō (“make or offer a sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈkri.fi.kus/, [saˈkrɪ.fɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

sacrificus (feminine sacrifica, neuter sacrificum); first/second declension

  1. Of or pertaining to sacrificing, sacrificial.
  2. (of those sacrificing or praying) Mindful of sacrifices or of religion; prayerful, religious.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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 sacrificīs sacrificīs
Accusative sacrificum sacrificam sacrificum sacrificōs sacrificās sacrifica
Ablative sacrificō sacrificā sacrificō sacrificīs sacrificīs sacrificīs
Vocative sacrifice sacrifica sacrificum sacrificī sacrificae sacrifica

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References
  • 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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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