versiculus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from versus (verse) + -ulus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /werˈsi.ku.lus/, [wɛrˈsɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

versiculus m (genitive versiculī); second declension

  1. short verse, single line (of prose or poetry)
  2. (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

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
  • versiculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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