LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sacculus

sacculus m (genitive sacculī)
Classical[ˈsak.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsak.ku.lus]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. masculinea small bag or sack
  2. masculinea purse, scrip, satchel, sachet
  3. masculinea little wine sack
  4. New Latinmasculinea backpack

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

id in quō pecūnia portātur; ex pelle factum.
sacculus -ī m — in Mille Verba, Tempus et Numerī

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesacculussacculī
genitivesacculīsacculōrum
dativesacculōsacculīs
accusativesacculumsacculōs
ablativesacculōsacculīs
vocativesacculesacculī

saccŭlus, i, m. dim. saccus,
I. a little sack or bag (not in Cic.); for filtering wine, Lucil. ap. Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 23; for grain, App. M. 9, p. 232 et saep.; esp. for money, a purse, Plin. 2, 51, 52, § 137: pleno cum turget sacculus ore, Juv. 14, 138; 11, 27; Mart. 5, 39, 7; 11, 3, 6; Dig. 16, 2, 1, § 36; Vulg. Prov. 7, 20.—Hence, comic.: sacculus Plenus aranearum, i. e. empty, Cat. 13, 8.

Origins

Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος (sắkkos)bor. Latin saccus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin sacculus From saccus (“a sack, bag, purse”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalansàcul
  • Englishsaccule
  • Englishsacculus
  • Frenchsaccule
  • Italiansaccolo
  • Italiansacculo
  • Portuguesesáculo
  • Romaniansăcui
  • Spanishsáculo
  • Albanianshakull

Quick answers

What does sacculus mean in Latin?
sacculus, a noun, means “a small bag or sack; a purse, scrip, satchel, sachet; a little wine sack”.
What is the genitive of sacculus?
The genitive singular is sacculī. sacculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sacculus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsak.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsak.ku.lus].