LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

saeptum

saeptum n (genitive saeptī)
Classical[ˈsae̯p.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛp.tum]
sēptum

Meaning

  1. neuterA fence, enclosure, wall.
    saeptum līnīa hunter's net or toils
  2. neuterAny enclosed place, an enclosure.
    saeptum vēnātiōnisa park, warren, preserve, enclosed hunting-ground
  3. neuterA fold for cattle.
  4. neuterA fish-pond or preserve.
  5. in pluralneuterAn enclosed place in the Campus Martius, where the people assembled to vote.
  6. neuterA palisade, stake, pale.
  7. neuterA sluice, floodgate.
  8. neuterThe diaphragm, midriff.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesaeptumsaepta
genitivesaeptīsaeptōrum
dativesaeptōsaeptīs
accusativesaeptumsaepta
ablativesaeptōsaeptīs
vocativesaeptumsaepta

saeptum (sēp-), i, n. id. (class.; usu. plur.).
I. Prop.
A. In gen., a fence, en closure, wall, etc.; plur. absol.: nunc de saeptis, quae tutandi causā fundi, aut partis fiant, dicam, Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 1; cf. the context: quibus enim saeptis tam immanes beluas continebimus? Cic. Phil. 13, 3, 5: saxea saepta, id. ib. 4, 701: saepta candentia, Mart. Cap. 2, § 108: nisi saeptis revolsis, Cic. Phil. 5, 4, 9.—With gen.: transit fulmen caeli per saepta domorum, Lucr. 1, 490; cf. id. 6, 228; 6, 860.—Sing.: AEDICVLAM, ARAM, SAEPTVM, CLVSVM, VETVSTATE DIRVTA RESTITVIT, Inscr. Orell. 1515.—
B. Esp.: Saeptum lini, a hunter's net or toils, Nemes. Cyneg. 308.—
II. Meton.
A. In gen., any enclosed place, an enclosure: ut intra saepta (sc. villae) habeat aquam, Varr. R. R. 1, 11, 2.—
2. Esp.
a. A fold for cattle: quamvis multa meis exiret victima saeptis, Verg. E. 1, 34: saepta repetit pecus, Col. 6, 23, 3.—
b. A fish-pond or preserve: animadvertimus intra saepta pelagios greges inertis mugilis, Col. 8, 17, 8.—
c. Plur., a large enclosed place in the Campus Martius, where the people assembled to vote, and where were many handsome shops: cum ille in saepta irruisset, Cic. Mil. 15, 41: est (sc. dies) quoque, quo populum jus est includere saeptis, Ov. F. 1, 53; cf. Mart. 9, 60, 1. —
d. Saeptum venationis, a park, warren, preserve, enclosed hunting-ground, Varr. R. R. 3, 12, 2; cf. the context.—
B. Any thing used for enclosing, etc.; hence,
1. A palisade, stake, pale: inermem tribunum adoriantur fragmentis saeptorum et fustibus, Cic. Sest. 37, 79.—
2. A sluice, flood-gate, Dig. 43, 21, 1, § 4.—
3. Medic. t. t., the diaphragm, midriff: jecur ... ab ipso saepto orsum, Cels. 4, 1; cf. id. 5, 26, 15; 7, 4, 2; called also transversum saeptum, id. 4, 1.

Origins

From saeptus, perfect passive participle of saepiō (“to surround, to enclose”).

Descendants
  • Italiansetto
  • Portugueseseto
  • Portuguesesepto
  • Spanishseto
  • Catalansepte
  • Asturiansetu
  • Asturianxetu

In English words that came into English from saeptum

  • septumsēptum
  • transepttranseptum
  • septulumseptum
  • septariumsaeptum

Quick answers

What does saeptum mean in Latin?
saeptum, a noun, means “A fence, enclosure, wall.; Any enclosed place, an enclosure.”.
What is the genitive of saeptum?
The genitive singular is saeptī. saeptum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce saeptum?
In classical Latin, [ˈsae̯p.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛp.tum].
Which English words come from saeptum?
English words that go back to Latin saeptum include septum, septulum, septarium and transept.