LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

holocaustus

holocaustus (feminine holocausta, neuter holocaustum)
Classical[hɔ.ɫɔˈkau̯s.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.loˈkau̯s.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveburnt
    tamquam aurum in fornace probauit illos et quasi holocaustam hostiam accepit illos. [Contains the feminine accusative singular of holocaustus] [...] sed in anima et spiritu humilitatis acceptos nos habe ut holocaustos uictimas arietum et taurorum et quasi multa milia agnorum qui sunt pinguissimi. [Contains the feminine accusative plural of holocaustos]3rd century, Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus, Thasci Caecili Cypriani ad Quirinum (Testimoniorum libri tres), III, 15 and 20. In: Corpus scriptorum ecclesiasticorum latinorum. Vol. III. Pars I. S. Thasci Caecili Cypriani Opera omnia ex recensione G. Hartelli., Vienna, 1868, p. 128 and 136

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeholocaustusholocaustaholocaustum
holocauston
genitiveholocaustīholocaustaeholocaustī
dativeholocaustōholocaustaeholocaustō
accusativeholocaustum
holocauston		holocaustam
holocauston		holocaustum
holocauston
ablativeholocaustōholocaustāholocaustō
vocativeholocausteholocaustaholocaustum
holocauston
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeholocaustī
holocaustoe		holocaustae
holocaustoe		holocausta
genitiveholocaustōrumholocaustārumholocaustōrum
dativeholocaustīsholocaustīsholocaustīs
accusativeholocaustōsholocaustāsholocausta
ablativeholocaustīsholocaustīsholocaustīs
vocativeholocaustī
holocaustoe		holocaustae
holocaustoe		holocausta

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂wós
  3. Ancient Greek ὅλος(hólos)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂w-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*káwyō
  6. Ancient Greek καίω(kaíō)
  7. Ancient Greek καυστός(kaustós)
  8. Latinholocaustus

Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos)bor. Latin holocaustus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos).

Quick answers

What does holocaustus mean in Latin?
holocaustus, a adjective, means “burnt”.
How do you pronounce holocaustus?
In classical Latin, [hɔ.ɫɔˈkau̯s.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.loˈkau̯s.tus].
Where does holocaustus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós → Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos) → Proto-Indo-European *keh₂w- → Proto-Hellenic *káwyō → Ancient Greek καίω (kaíō) → Ancient Greek καυστός (kaustós) → Latin holocaustus.