noun · neutersecond declension
sagulum
sagulum n (genitive sagulī)
Classical[ˈsa.ɡʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.ɡu.lum]
Meaning
- diminutiveneuterdiminutive of sagum
- neutersmall military cloak
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
parvum sagum mīlitissagulum -ī (n) — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 21
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sagulum | sagula |
| genitive | sagulī | sagulōrum |
| dative | sagulō | sagulīs |
| accusative | sagulum | sagula |
| ablative | sagulō | sagulīs |
| vocative | sagulum | sagula |
săgŭlum, i, n. dim. sagum,
I. a small military cloak (usually the purple-colored one of the general), * Cic. Pis. 23, 55; Caes. B. G. 5, 42; Liv. 7, 34 fin.; 21, 4; 27, 19 fin.; 30, 17; Tac. H. 2, 20; 5, 23; id. G. 6; Verg. A. 8, 660; Sil. 4, 519; 17, 532; Suet. Vit. 11.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sagulum ī, n dim.
sagum, a small military cloak, travelling-cloak , C., Cs., L., V., Ta.
Origins
Derived from sagum (“cloak”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix).