LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

holocaustum

holocaustum n (genitive holocaustī)
Classical[hɔ.ɫɔˈkau̯s.tũː]Ecclesiastical[o.loˈkau̯s.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutera burnt offering wholly consumed by fire
  2. neuterholocaust

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeholocaustum
holocaustōsis		holocausta
holocaustōseis, holocaustōsēs
genitiveholocaustī
holocaustōseōs, holocaustōsios, holocaustōsis		holocaustōrum
holocaustōsium
dativeholocaustō
holocaustōsī		holocaustīs
holocaustōsibus
accusativeholocaustum
holocaustōsem, holocaustōsim, holocaustōsin		holocausta
holocaustōsēs, holocaustōsīs
ablativeholocaustō
holocaustōse, holocaustōsī		holocaustīs
holocaustōsibus
vocativeholocaustum
holocaustōsi, holocaustōsis		holocausta
holocaustōseis, holocaustōsēs

hŏlŏcaustum, i, n., = ὁλόκαυστον,
I. a whole burnt - offering, holocaust, Prud. Apoth. 537; id. Psych. 784; Vulg. Exod. 40, 6; id. Lev. 4, 7 al.; cf. the foll. art.

Origins

From the neuter form of Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), from ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “I burn”).

Descendants
  • Portugueseholocaustofrom Old Galician-Portuguese holocausto
  • Old Frenchholocauste
  • Galicianholocaustofrom Old Galician-Portuguese holocausto

In English words that came into English from holocaustum

  • holocaustholocaustum

Quick answers

What does holocaustum mean in Latin?
holocaustum, a noun, means “a burnt offering wholly consumed by fire; holocaust”.
What is the genitive of holocaustum?
The genitive singular is holocaustī. holocaustum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce holocaustum?
In classical Latin, [hɔ.ɫɔˈkau̯s.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.loˈkau̯s.tum].