LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

bisaccium

bisaccium n (genitive bisacciī or bisaccī)
Classical[bɪˈsak.ki.ũː]Ecclesiastical[biˈs̬at.t͡ʃi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterdouble saddlebag, twofold horse-holdall, wallet
    Ceterum in promulsidari asellus erat Corinthius cum bisaccio positus, qui habebat olivas in altera parte albas, in altera nigras.And in the foretray there was a Corinthian asslet with a wallet having olives in one end light and in one end dark.c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 31.9

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebisacciumbisaccia
genitivebisacciī
bisaccī		bisacciōrum
dativebisacciōbisacciīs
accusativebisacciumbisaccia
ablativebisacciōbisacciīs
vocativebisacciumbisaccia

bĭsaccĭum, ii, n. bis-saccus,
I. a double bag, saddle-bags, Petr. 31, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbisaccium

Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος (sắkkos)bor. Latin saccus Latin bisaccium From bi- + saccus.

Descendants
  • Frenchbesace
  • Frenchbissac
  • Italianbisaccia
  • Romaniandesagă
  • Romaniandesag
  • Spanishbezaza
  • Spanishbizaza
  • Spanishbiaza
  • Englishbysackfrom Old English bīsæc
  • Czechbisacifrom Dalmatian bisuog

In English words that came into English from bisaccium

  • bysackbisaccium

Quick answers

What does bisaccium mean in Latin?
bisaccium, a noun, means “double saddlebag, twofold horse-holdall, wallet”.
What is the genitive of bisaccium?
The genitive singular is bisacciī. bisaccium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce bisaccium?
In classical Latin, [bɪˈsak.ki.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [biˈs̬at.t͡ʃi.um].
Where does bisaccium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin bisaccium.