LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

sectilis

sectilis (neuter sectile)
Classical[ˈsɛk.tɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛk.ti.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationdivided
  2. two terminationthat may be cut into layers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesectilissectilissectile
genitivesectilissectilissectilis
dativesectilīsectilīsectilī
accusativesectilemsectilemsectile
ablativesectilīsectilīsectilī
vocativesectilissectilissectile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesectilēssectilēssectilia
genitivesectiliumsectiliumsectilium
dativesectilibussectilibussectilibus
accusativesectilīs
sectilēs
sectilīs
sectilēs
sectilia
ablativesectilibussectilibussectilibus
vocativesectilēssectilēssectilia

sectĭlĭs, e, adj. seco.
I. Cut, cleft, divided, etc. (not ante-Aug.): ebur, Ov. Med. Fac. 10: lamnae, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 226: pavimenta, made of small cut stones, mosaic, Vitr. 7, 1; Suet. Caes. 46 fin.—
II. That may be cut: porrum, cut-leek, chives, Juv. 3, 293; Mart. 10, 48, 9; Pall. Febr. 24, 11 (cf. sectivus): lapides, Plin. 36, 22, 44, § 159: medulla, id. 16, 39, 76, § 195: tuber, id. 16, 43, 84, § 231.

Origins

From sect- (“cut, divided, partitioned”) (perfect passive participial stem of secō (“to cut”)) + -ilis (suffix forming adjectives).

Descendants
  • unknownsectile

Quick answers

What does sectilis mean in Latin?
sectilis, a adjective, means “divided; that may be cut into layers”.
How do you pronounce sectilis?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛk.tɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛk.ti.lis].