sacerdotula

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [sa.kɛrˈdoː.tʊ.ɫa]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [sa.t͡ʃerˈdɔː.tu.la]^[1]

Forms

sacerdōtula f (genitive sacerdōtulae); first declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin sacerdōs (“priest, priestess”) + -ula, a diminutive.^[2][1] ⟨sacerdōs⟩ is from sacer (“sacred”).^[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is first in Varro's De lingua Latina.^[3][4][5] Köbler dates Varro 116–27 BC.^[5]

Semantic evolution

It meant a minor or young priestess, and Lewis & Short call it very rare.^[2][3][4]

In British Medieval Latin it meant the daughter of a priest.^[6]

Timeline

• 116–27 BC – Varro uses it.^[3][5]

Meanings

Noun

1. A minor or young priestess.^[2][3]
2. (Medieval Latin) A priest's daughter.^[6]

Related words

• sacerdōs
• sacer

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c d Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
4. ^ a b Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
5. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
6. ^ a b Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press