English edit

Etymology edit

Latin versiculus

Noun edit

versiculus (plural versiculi)

  1. Synonym of versicle

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From versus (verse) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

versiculus m (genitive versiculī); second declension

  1. short verse, single line (of prose or poetry)
  2. (in the plural) humble lines, unpretentious verses

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative versiculus versiculī
Genitive versiculī versiculōrum
Dative versiculō versiculīs
Accusative versiculum versiculōs
Ablative versiculō versiculīs
Vocative versicule versiculī

Descendants edit

References edit

  • 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