Sitellitergus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Sitell. (abbreviation)
Etymology
situla + tergeō + -us = literally “the cleaner of buckets”
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɪ.tɛl.lɪˈtɛr.ɡʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [si.t̪el.liˈt̪ɛr.ɡus]
Proper noun
Sitellitergus m sg (genitive Sitellitergī); second declension
- the title of a comedy by Plautus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sitellitergus |
| genitive | Sitellitergī |
| dative | Sitellitergō |
| accusative | Sitellitergum |
| ablative | Sitellitergō |
| vocative | Sitelliterge |
References
- “Sĭtellĭtergus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press