noun · neutersecond declension
pentāculum
pentāculum n (genitive pentāculī)
Meaning
- pentacle
Deinde sumat hoc pentaculum Die & hora Mercurij, crescente luna, in charta vel membrana hœdi.
Then take this pentacle [made] in the day and hour of Mercury, the Moon increasing, written in parchment of kid.1565, pseudo-Peter de Abano, Heptameron, Henrici Cornelii Agrippae liber quartus de occulta philosophia, seu de cerimoniis magicis; Cui accesserunt, Elementa magica Petri de Abano, philosophi edition:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pentāculum | pentācula |
| genitive | pentāculī | pentāculōrum |
| dative | pentāculō | pentāculīs |
| accusative | pentāculum | pentācula |
| ablative | pentāculō | pentāculīs |
| vocative | pentāculum | pentācula |
Origins
Latinized version of the Middle French word pentacle, replacing -cle with the Latin suffix -culum.