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Baetulus
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Bæ′tu-lus
,Noun.
pl.
. Bætuli
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[L., fr. Gr.
βαίτυλοσ
a sacred meteorite.] (Antiq.)
A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.
Definition 2024
baetulus
baetulus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βαίτυλος (baítulos).
Noun
baetulus m (genitive baetulī); second declension
- A type of round, dark precious stone
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | baetulus | baetulī |
| genitive | baetulī | baetulōrum |
| dative | baetulō | baetulīs |
| accusative | baetulum | baetulōs |
| ablative | baetulō | baetulīs |
| vocative | baetule | baetulī |
References
- baetulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “baetulus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.