sortilegus

Latin

Etymology

From sors (fortune, lot) + -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sorˈti.le.ɡus/, [sɔrˈtɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sorˈti.le.ɡus/, [sorˈtiː.le.ɡus]

Adjective

sortilegus (feminine sortilega, neuter sortilegum); first/second declension

  1. that predicts the future; fortune-telling, soothsaying (attributive)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sortilegus sortilega sortilegum sortilegī sortilegae sortilega
Genitive sortilegī sortilegae sortilegī sortilegōrum sortilegārum sortilegōrum
Dative sortilegō sortilegō sortilegīs
Accusative sortilegum sortilegam sortilegum sortilegōs sortilegās sortilega
Ablative sortilegō sortilegā sortilegō sortilegīs
Vocative sortilege sortilega sortilegum sortilegī sortilegae sortilega

Derived terms

  • (Medieval Latin) sortilegium

Descendants

References

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