LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

saccus

saccus m (genitive saccī)
Classical[ˈsak.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsak.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea sack, bag
  2. masculinea purse, wallet, moneybag
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinmasculinea garment of sackcloth or haircloth
    Et vidi, cum aperuisset sigillum sextum, et terraemotus factus est magnus, et sol factus est niger tamquam saccus cilicinus, et luna tota facta est sicut sanguis,I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,1979, Bible (Nova Vulgata), Apocalypsis Ioannis:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesaccussaccī
genitivesaccīsaccōrum
dativesaccōsaccīs
accusativesaccumsaccōs
ablativesaccōsaccīs
vocativesaccesaccī

saccus, i, m., = σάκκος,
I. a sack, bag.
I. Cum iste civitatibus frumentum, coria, cilicia, saccos imperaret, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 38, § 95: (mulus ferebat) tumentes multo saccos hordeo, Phaedr. 2, 7, 3.—Esp., a moneybag: mensam poni jubet atque Effundi saccos nummorum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 149; 1, 1, 70; Mart. 10, 74, 6.—Of a bag for straining, filtering wine, Col. 9, 15, 12; Mart. 12, 60, 9; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 138; 19, 4, 19, § 53; hence, vinarii, id. 24, 1, 1, § 3: nivarius, for straining snow-water, Mart. 14, 104 in lemm.; for purifying fat: adeps saccatus lineis saccis, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 134; for laying on a diseased part of the body: nervorum dolores, in saccis aquā ferventi crebro candefactus levat, id. 31, 9, 44, § 102; Veg. 5, 57, 2 et saep. —Of a beggar's wallet or scrip; prov.: ad saccum ire, to go beg, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 22.—
II. Transf. (eccl. Lat.; like the Heb. ), a garment of sackcloth or hair-cloth, Vulg. 2 Reg. 3, 31; id. Joel, 1, 8; id. Jona, 3, 5 et saep.; Hier. Ep. 44; Aug. Narrat. in Psa. 2, 29 fin.; Paul. Nol. Carm. 35, 451.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος (sắkkos, “coarse cloth of hair; sack, bag”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalansac
  • Occitansac
  • Frenchsacfrom Old French sac
  • Franco-Provençalsac
  • Normansafrom Old French sac
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniansaccu
  • Sardiniansacu
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiansacco
  • GermanSakkofrom Italian sacco
  • Galluresesaccufrom Corsican saccu
  • Sassaresesaccufrom Corsican saccu
  • Istriotsàco
  • Neapolitansacco
  • Maltesesaqqufrom Sicilian saccu
  • Venetansàco
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesesacofrom Old Galician-Portuguese saco
  • Spanishsacofrom Old Spanish saco
  • Aragonesesaco
  • Asturiansacufrom Old Leonese sacu
  • Extremaduransacufrom Old Leonese sacu
  • Leonesesacufrom Old Leonese sacu
  • Mirandesesacofrom Old Leonese sacu
  • Falasacufrom Old Galician-Portuguese saco
  • Galiciansacofrom Old Galician-Portuguese saco
  • Kadiwéujaacofrom Old Galician-Portuguese saco
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniansac
  • Aromaniansac
Borrowings
  • Englishsaccus
  • Albaniansak
  • Basquezaku
  • Idosakofrom Esperanto sako
  • Interlinguasacco
  • Irishsacfrom Middle Irish sacc
  • Bretonsac'hfrom Proto-Brythonic *sax
  • Cornishsaghfrom Proto-Brythonic *sax
  • Welshsachfrom Proto-Brythonic *sax
  • Proto-Germanic*sakkuz
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliansac
  • Ladinsach
  • Romanshsatg
  • Romanshsac
  • Romanshsach
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliansâc
  • Liguriansacco
  • Lombardsach
  • Piedmontesesach
  • Romagnolsac

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSaccusSaccus besides being the general word in Latin (as in all other Indo-European languages) for a bag of any material, shape or size, has special signifi…

Quick answers

What does saccus mean in Latin?
saccus, a noun, means “a sack, bag; a garment of sackcloth or haircloth”.
What is the genitive of saccus?
The genitive singular is saccī. saccus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce saccus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsak.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsak.kus].