noun · neutersecond declension
sigillum
sigillum n (genitive sigillī)
Classical[sɪˈɡɪl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[siˈd͡ʒil.lum]
Meaning
- neuterfigurine, statuette
- neuterseal
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
signum cērā impressumsigillum -ī (n) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 13
imāgō parvasigillum -ī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 12
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sigillum sigilum | sigilla sigila |
| genitive | sigillī sigilī | sigillōrum sigilōrum |
| dative | sigillō sigilō | sigillīs sigilīs |
| accusative | sigillum sigilum | sigilla sigila |
| ablative | sigillō sigilō | sigillīs sigilīs |
| vocative | sigillum sigilum | sigilla sigila |
sĭgillum, i, n. dim., v. sigilla.
Origins
From signum (“sign”) + -lum (diminutive suffix), formed at an earlier stage of the language: *signolom > *sign̥lom > *siginlom > sigillum.
Elsewhere
- Frenchsceaufrom Vulgar Latin *segellum
- Englishsealfrom Vulgar Latin *segellum
- Catalansegellfrom Vulgar Latin *segellum
- Occitansagèthfrom Vulgar Latin *segellum
- Occitansagèlfrom Vulgar Latin *segellum
- Occitansagèufrom Vulgar Latin *segellum
- Portugueseselofrom Vulgar Latin *segellum
- Spanishsellofrom Vulgar Latin *segellum
- Romaniansugelfrom Vulgar Latin *sūgillum
- Italiansuggellofrom Vulgar Latin *sūgillum
Old High German
- GermanSiegelfrom Middle High German sigel
- Alemannic GermanSigelfrom Middle High German sigel
- LuxembourgishSigelfrom Middle High German sigel
Old Saxon
- GermanSiegelfrom Middle Low German segel
- PlautdietschSäajelfrom Middle Low German segel
- Danishseglfrom Middle Low German segel
- Norwegianseglfrom Middle Low German segel
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliansigjel
In English words that came into English from sigillum
- sealsigillum
- sigilsigillum
- sigillographysigillum
- sigillumsigillum