holocaustum

Latin

Etymology

From the neuter form of Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), from ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “I burn”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ho.loˈkau̯s.tum/, [hɔ.ɫɔˈkau̯s.tũː]

Noun

holocaustum n (genitive holocaustī); second declension

a burnt offering wholly consumed by fire
holocaust

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	holocaustum	holocausta
Genitive	holocaustī	holocaustōrum
Dative	holocaustō	holocaustīs
Accusative	holocaustum	holocausta
Ablative	holocaustō	holocaustīs
Vocative	holocaustum	holocausta

References

holocaustum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
holocaustum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
holocaustum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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