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Sigillum
‖
Si-gil′lum
,Noun.
pl.
Sigilla
(#)
. [L.]
(Rom. & Old Eng. Law)
A seal.
Definition 2024
sigillum
sigillum
Latin
Etymology
From signum (“sign”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix) (*signolom > *sign̥lom > *sigenlom > sigillum).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /siˈɡil.lum/, [sɪˈɡɪl.lũ]
Noun
sigillum n (genitive sigillī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sigillum | sigilla |
| genitive | sigillī | sigillōrum |
| dative | sigillō | sigillīs |
| accusative | sigillum | sigilla |
| ablative | sigillō | sigillīs |
| vocative | sigillum | sigilla |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- sigillum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- SIGILLUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sigillum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- sigillum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers