versiculus

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English

Etymology

From Latin versiculus.

Noun

versiculus (plural versiculi)

  1. Synonym of versicle

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

versiculus m (genitive versiculī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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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