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versiculus
versiculus
Latin
Noun
versiculus m (genitive versiculī); second declension
- short verse, single line (of prose or poetry)
- (in the plural) humble lines, unpretentious verses
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | versiculus | versiculī |
| genitive | versiculī | versiculōrum |
| dative | versiculō | versiculīs |
| accusative | versiculum | versiculōs |
| ablative | versiculō | versiculīs |
| vocative | versicule | versiculī |
Descendants
- English: versicle, versiculus
- Italian: versicolo
- Old French: versicule
- English: versicule
- Portuguese: versiculo
- Spanish: versiculo
References
- versiculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- versiculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “versiculus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.