adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sacrificus
sacrificus (feminine sacrifica, neuter sacrificum)
Classical[saˈkrɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[saˈkriː.fi.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to sacrificing, sacrificial.
- adjectiveMindful of sacrifices or of religion; prayerful, religious.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sacrificus | sacrifica | sacrificum |
| genitive | sacrificī | sacrificae | sacrificī |
| dative | sacrificō | sacrificae | sacrificō |
| accusative | sacrificum | sacrificam | sacrificum |
| ablative | sacrificō | sacrificā | sacrificō |
| vocative | sacrifice | sacrifica | sacrificum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sacrificī | sacrificae | sacrifica |
| genitive | sacrificōrum | sacrificārum | sacrificōrum |
| dative | sacrificīs | sacrificīs | sacrificīs |
| accusative | sacrificōs | sacrificās | sacrifica |
| ablative | sacrificīs | sacrificīs | sacrificīs |
| vocative | sacrificī | sacrificae | sacrifica |
să_crĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to a sacrificing, sacrificial (poet.;
not ante-Aug.): securis, Ov. M. 12, 249: dies, id. ib. 13, 590: ritus, id. ib. 15, 483: arae, Val. Fl. 8, 243: vestis, Sil. 3, 27: os, of those sacrificing, praying, Ov. F. 1, 130: Ancus, mindful of sacrifices or of religion in gen., id. ib. 6, 803; cf.: Numa, Luc. 9, 478: jugum, where human sacrifices were offered, Val. Fl. 4, 110: preces, Sen. Med. 38: rex, v. rex, I.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sacrificus adj.
sacrum+2 FAC-, of sacrifices, for sacrificing, sacrificial : securis, O.: os, prayerful , O.: Ancus, religious , O.: rex, L.
Origins
From sacrificō (“make or offer a sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”).
Descendants
- Italiansacrifico
In English words that came into English from sacrificus
- sacrificialsacrificiālis