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

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

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