LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sēbāceus

sēbāceus m (genitive sēbāceī)
Classical[seːˈbaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[seˈbaː.t͡ʃe.us]

Meaning

  1. tallow candle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēbāceussēbāceī
genitivesēbāceīsēbāceōrum
dativesēbāceōsēbāceīs
accusativesēbāceumsēbāceōs
ablativesēbāceōsēbāceīs
vocativesēbāceesēbāceī

sēbācĕus, i, m. sebum; cf. cereus,
I. a tallow-candle, App. M. 4, p. 151, 18.

Origins

From sēbum + -āceus, cf. New Latin sēbāx

Descendants
  • Englishsebaceous

In English words that came into English from sēbāceus

  • sebaceoussēbāceus
  • sebacicsēbāceus

Quick answers

What does sēbāceus mean in Latin?
sēbāceus, a noun, means “tallow candle”.
What is the genitive of sēbāceus?
The genitive singular is sēbāceī. sēbāceus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sēbāceus?
In classical Latin, [seːˈbaː.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈbaː.t͡ʃe.us].