noun · neuter
sortilē̆gium
sortilē̆gium n (genitive sortilē̆giī)
Classical[sɔr.tɪˈɫeː.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[sor.tiˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.um]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinbewitching, curse
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sortilē̆gium | sortilē̆gia |
| genitive | sortilē̆giī sortilē̆gī | sortilē̆giōrum |
| dative | sortilē̆giō | sortilē̆giīs |
| accusative | sortilē̆gium | sortilē̆gia |
| ablative | sortilē̆giō | sortilē̆giīs |
| vocative | sortilē̆gium | sortilē̆gia |
Origins
sors (“fate”) + lē̆gō + -ium. The second element could be either lĕgō (to gather/bind or to read) or lēgō (to dispatch/bequeath/assign). The idea is "(an action done so as) to change [or read?] fate".
Descendants
- Italiansortilegio
In English words that came into English from sortilē̆gium
- sortilegesortilē̆gium