LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

signāculum

signāculum n (genitive signāculī)
Classical[sɪŋˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[siɲˈɲaː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. mark, sign
  2. seal, signet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesignāculumsignācula
genitivesignāculīsignāculōrum
dativesignāculōsignāculīs
accusativesignāculumsignācula
ablativesignāculōsignāculīs
vocativesignāculumsignācula

signācŭlum, i, n. signo.
I. In gen., a mark, a sign (post-class.): corporis, i.e. circumcision, Tert. Apol. 21: frontis inscripta oleo, i.e. the sign of the cross, Prud. Psych. 360.—
II. In partic., a seal, signet, App. Flor. 2, p. 346; Dig. 16, 3, 1, § 36; Novat. Th. 2, tit. 16, c. 1, § 5.

Origins

From signō + -culum.

Borrowings
  • Italiansegnacolo
  • Spanishsignáculo
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansegnacchio

Quick answers

What does signāculum mean in Latin?
signāculum, a noun, means “mark, sign; seal, signet”.
What is the genitive of signāculum?
The genitive singular is signāculī. signāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce signāculum?
In classical Latin, [sɪŋˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siɲˈɲaː.ku.lum].