versiculus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯erˈsi.ku.lus/, [u̯ɛrˈs̠ɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /verˈsi.ku.lus/, [verˈsiːkulus]

Noun

versiculus m (genitive versiculī); second declension

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

Declension

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

English: versicle, versiculus
Italian: versicolo
Old French: versicule
- English: versicule
Portuguese: versiculo
→ Spanish: versículo
- → Cebuano: bersikulo

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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