LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

sacricola

sacricola m (genitive sacricolae)
Classical[saˈkrɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[saˈkriː.ko.la]

Meaning

  1. masculineSomeone who conducts a sacrifice, sacrificer, sacrificing priest.
  2. masculineSomeone who frequents sacrifices, worshipper.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesacricolasacricolae
genitivesacricolaesacricolārum
dativesacricolaesacricolīs
accusativesacricolamsacricolās
ablativesacricolāsacricolīs
vocativesacricolasacricolae

să_crĭcŏla, ae, comm. sacer-colo,
I. one who conducted the sacra, a sacrificer, sacrificing priest or priestess (post-Aug.), Tac. H. 3, 74 (for which, sacrificuli, Suet. Dom. 1); App. Flor. 4, p. 361, 36; Macr S. 5, 19; Amm. 22, 14, 3.—In apposition: reges sacricolae, i. e. sacrificing, Prud. adv. Symm. 1, praef. 47.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂krós
  3. Proto-Italic*sakros
  4. Archaic Latinsakros
  5. Old Latinsacros
  6. Old Latin*sakr̥s
  7. Old Latin*sakerr
  8. Latinsacricola

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin sacricola From sacer (“sacred, holy, for sacrifice”) + -cola (“worshipper”).

Quick answers

What does sacricola mean in Latin?
sacricola, a noun, means “Someone who conducts a sacrifice, sacrificer, sacrificing priest.; Someone who frequents sacrifices, worshipper.”.
What is the genitive of sacricola?
The genitive singular is sacricolae. sacricola is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sacricola?
In classical Latin, [saˈkrɪ.kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saˈkriː.ko.la].
Where does sacricola come from?
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- → Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós → Proto-Italic *sakros → Archaic Latin sakros → Old Latin sacros → Old Latin *sakr̥s → Old Latin *sakerr → Latin sacricola.