LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sarculum

sarculum n (genitive sarculī)
Classical[ˈsar.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsar.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. neuterhoe

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesarculumsarcula
genitivesarculīsarculōrum
dativesarculōsarculīs
accusativesarculumsarcula
ablativesarculōsarculīs
vocativesarculumsarcula

sarcŭlum, i, n. (
I. masc. collat. form, acc. plur., sarculos, Pall. 1, 43, 3) [sario = sarrio], an implement for loosening the soil, weeding, etc., a light hoe (cf.: ligo, pastinum), Cato, R. R. 10, 3; 155, 1; Varr. L. L. 5, § 134 Muüll.; Col. 2, 11, 10; Plin. 18, 7, 18, § 79 (Jahn, sacculo); 19, 6, 33, § 109; Ov. M. 11, 36; id. F. 1, 699; Hor. C. 1, 1, 11; Vulg. Isa. 7, 25.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -culum Latin sarculum From sariō (“to hoe”) + -culum.

Descendants
  • Italiansarchio
  • Portuguesesacho
  • Spanishsacho
  • Spanishzarcillo
  • Galiciansacho

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSarculumSarculum (a sarriendo, Varro, L. L. 5.31, σκαλίς, σκαλιστήριον), a hoe. (Hor. Od. 1.1, 11; Ovid, Ov. Met. 11.36, Fast. 1.699, 4.927; Plaut. Truc. 2.2,…

Quick answers

What does sarculum mean in Latin?
sarculum, a noun, means “hoe”.
What is the genitive of sarculum?
The genitive singular is sarculī. sarculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sarculum?
In classical Latin, [ˈsar.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsar.ku.lum].