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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɪˈsɪlɪkəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: sicilici [plural]
enPR: sĭsĭʹlĭkəs [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɪlɪkəs Etymology: From the Latin sicilicus, the diminutive form of sicilis (“sickle”), so named because of its falciformity. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sicilicus}} Latin sicilicus Head templates: {{en-noun|sicilici}} sicilicus (plural sicilici)
  1. (Old Latin typography) A diacritic, resembling a 180°-rotated ‘C’ (i.e., being similar in appearance to ⟨ᵓ⟩), written atop a consonant to mark gemination, superseded in Classical Latin by doubling the letter representing the geminated consonant. Tags: Old-Latin Synonyms (Roman measurement): siclus
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-en-noun-EHgTP8p2 Categories (other): Typography Topics: media, publishing, typography Disambiguation of 'Roman measurement': 82 18
  2. (Roman measurements) A unit of weight equal to one quarter of an uncia.
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-en-noun-fTTbgSQH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 14 13 15 15 15 1 5 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 15 17 17 17 1 3 10

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [siːˈkiː.lɪ.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [siːˈkɪ.lɪ.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [sɪˈkɪ.lɪ.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [siˈt͡ʃiː.li.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From sī̆cī̆lis (“sickle”) + -icus. An alternative hypothesis supposes the name of the coin was borrowed from a source related to Greek σίκλος (síklos), Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), etc., with the name of the unit then following. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|sī̆cī̆lis|icus|gloss1=sickle}} sī̆cī̆lis (“sickle”) + -icus Head templates: {{la-noun|sī̆cī̆licus<2>}} sī̆cī̆licus m (genitive sī̆cī̆licī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sī̆cī̆licus<2>}} Forms: sī̆cī̆licus [canonical, masculine], sī̆cī̆licī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sī̆cī̆licus [nominative, singular], sī̆cī̆licī [nominative, plural], sī̆cī̆licī [genitive, singular], sī̆cī̆licōrum [genitive, plural], sī̆cī̆licō [dative, singular], sī̆cī̆licīs [dative, plural], sī̆cī̆licum [accusative, singular], sī̆cī̆licōs [accusative, plural], sī̆cī̆licō [ablative, singular], sī̆cī̆licīs [ablative, plural], sī̆cī̆lice [singular, vocative], sī̆cī̆licī [plural, vocative]
  1. a sicilicus (a unit of weight equal to one quarter of an uncia, or 1/48 of an as) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-la-noun-c~FebXkj Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 14 13 15 15 15 1 5 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 15 17 17 17 1 3 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 19 19 1 14 14
  2. (by extension) any other units that are 1/48 of another unit of measurement
    one forty-eighth of a jugerum
    Tags: broadly, declension-2
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-la-noun-HMmuGSTP Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 14 13 15 15 15 1 5 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 15 17 17 17 1 3 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 19 19 1 14 14
  3. (by extension) any other units that are 1/48 of another unit of measurement
    the forty-eight part of an hour
    Tags: broadly, declension-2
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-la-noun-jMKwUWFA Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 14 13 15 15 15 1 5 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 15 17 17 17 1 3 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 19 19 1 14 14
  4. (by extension) any other units that are 1/48 of another unit of measurement
    one forty-eighth of a foot (a quarter of an inch)
    Tags: broadly, declension-2
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-la-noun-uOKpdwlB Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 14 13 15 15 15 1 5 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 15 17 17 17 1 3 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 19 19 1 14 14
  5. the name of a coin Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-la-noun-Jf54qfX0
  6. (grammar) a comma Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-la-noun-bnutYibg Categories (other): Grammar, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -icus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 19 19 1 14 14 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 6 9 7 9 6 34 29 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -icus: 6 16 13 15 6 24 19 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  7. (grammar) a diacritic designating gemination of consonants, said to have been used by the ancients (antīquī) in Post-Augustan writers Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-sicilicus-la-noun-emL44dRo Categories (other): Grammar, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 14 13 15 15 15 1 5 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 15 17 17 17 1 3 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 19 19 1 14 14 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 6 9 7 9 6 34 29 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sī̆cī̆licula, sī̆cī̆limenta, sī̆cī̆liō, sī̆cī̆lis

Inflected forms

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