[ˈsa.kɛr], [ˈsaː.t͡ʃer]
OrigoFrom Old Latin sacros, sakros, from Proto-Italic *sakros (“sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”).
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed (translating Greek ἱερός)
“at ego te sacram coronam surrupuisse Iovi scio” — And I know that you stole the sacred crown of Jupiter.
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2devoted (to a divinity for sacrifice), fated (to destruction), forfeited, accursed
“quid non mortalia pectora cogis / auri sacra fames” — Accursed hunger for gold, what do you not compel the hearts of men to do!
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2divine, celestial
“extulit os sacrum caelo tenebrasque resoluit” — lifts to the skies his countenance divine, and melts the shadows of the night away.
“Tres sunt autem linguae sacrae: Hebraea, Graeca, Latina, quae toto orbe maxime excellunt.” — Three are the sacred languages: Hebrew, Greek and Latin, all of which distinguish themselves in the whole world.
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2, poeticexecrable, detestable, horrible, infamous; criminal, impious, wicked, abominable, cursed
“ego sum malus ego sum sacer scelestus” — I am a bad one, I am a cursed one—a wicked one.
- declension-3, three-termination, uncommonsacred, holy, suitable to be sacrificed (found especially as an adjective applying to the noun porcus)
“responde mihi / adulescens: quibus hic pretiis porci veneunt / sacres sinceri?” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“sunt domi agni et porci sacres.” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Formaesacra(feminine) · sacrum(neuter) · sacerrimus(superlative) · in -er(masculine, nominative, singular) · sacer(masculine, nominative, singular) · sacra(feminine, nominative, singular) · sacrum(neuter, nominative, singular) · sacrī(masculine, nominative, plural) · sacrae(feminine, nominative, plural) · sacra(neuter, nominative, plural) · sacrī(genitive, masculine, singular) · sacrae(feminine, genitive, singular) · sacrī(genitive, neuter, singular) · sacrōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · sacrārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · sacrōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · sacrō(dative, masculine, singular) · sacrae(dative, feminine, singular) · sacrō(dative, neuter, singular) · sacrīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural)