LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sacrificulus

sacrificulus m (genitive sacrificulī)
Classical[sa.krɪˈfɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[sa.kriˈfiː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculineSomeone who conducts a sacrifice; sacrificer, sacrificator, sacrificant.
  2. masculineThe priest who makes offerings made by the king; a high priest.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesacrificulussacrificulī
genitivesacrificulīsacrificulōrum
dativesacrificulōsacrificulīs
accusativesacrificulumsacrificulōs
ablativesacrificulōsacrificulīs
vocativesacrificulesacrificulī

să_crĭfĭcŭlus, i, m. sacrifico,
I. one who conducts the sacrifices, a sacrificer, sacrificing priest: sacrificuli ac vates ceperant hominum mentes, Liv. 25, 1; Suet. Dom. 1 (for which, sacricolae, Tac. H. 3, 74).—In apposition: rex, a high-priest, Liv. 2, 2, 1; cf. id. 6, 41, 9; v. rex, I.: vates, id. 35, 48 fin.

Origins

From sacrificō (“make or offer a sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”).

Descendants
  • Portuguesesacrifículo

Quick answers

What does sacrificulus mean in Latin?
sacrificulus, a noun, means “Someone who conducts a sacrifice; sacrificer, sacrificator, sacrificant.; The priest who makes offerings made by the king”.
What is the genitive of sacrificulus?
The genitive singular is sacrificulī. sacrificulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sacrificulus?
In classical Latin, [sa.krɪˈfɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sa.kriˈfiː.ku.lus].