LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

fasciculus

fasciculus m (genitive fasciculī)
Classical[fasˈkɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[faʃˈʃiː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea small bundle or package (especially of letters or rolls)
    Fasciculus epistolarum aqua madidus redditus eratThe packet of letters was soaked in water
    Ne forte sub ala fasciculum portes librorum ut rusticus agnumTry not to carry the packet of books under your arm like a farmer carries a lamb
  2. masculinea bunch of flowers, nosegay
  3. New Latinmasculinea computer file

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefasciculusfasciculī
genitivefasciculīfasciculōrum
dativefasciculōfasciculīs
accusativefasciculumfasciculōs
ablativefasciculōfasciculīs
vocativefasciculefasciculī

fascĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. fascis,
I. a small bundle, packet (class.): epistolarum, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 4; so of packets of letters, id. Att. 2, 13, 1; 5, 11, 7; 12, 53: librorum, Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 12: fasciculum ad nares admovebis? a bunch of flowers, nosegay, Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 43: linum in fasciculos manuales colligatum siccatur in sole, Plin. 19, 1, 3, § 16; Vulg. Matt. 13, 30.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin fasciculus From fascis (“bundle”) + -culus (suffix forming diminutives).

Descendants
  • Englishfascicle
  • Englishfasciculus
  • Frenchfascicule
  • GermanFaszikel
  • Italianfascicolo
  • Portuguesefascículo
  • Spanishfascículo

Quick answers

What does fasciculus mean in Latin?
fasciculus, a noun, means “a small bundle or package (especially of letters or rolls); a bunch of flowers, nosegay; a computer file”.
What is the genitive of fasciculus?
The genitive singular is fasciculī. fasciculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce fasciculus?
In classical Latin, [fasˈkɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [faʃˈʃiː.ku.lus].