Sancus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”). See also Latin sanciō (“I decree”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsan.kus/, [ˈsaŋ.kʊs]

Proper noun

Sancus m (genitive Sancī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) A deity of the Sabines, worshipped also in Rome

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Sancus
Genitive Sancī
Dative Sancō
Accusative Sancum
Ablative Sancō
Vocative Sance

See also

References
  • Sancus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Sancus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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