sicilicus

sīcīlĭcus (sīcīlĭquus, and in inscrr. also designated by, Inscr. Orell. 2537), i, m. [sicilis].

• Lit.
• • A In gen., the fourth part of an uncia, and consequently the forty-eight part of an as: cum noverca universae hereditatis habeat dodrantem semunciam et sicilicum, Dig. 33, 1, 21, § 2. —
  • B In partic.
  • • • a As a measure of length, a quarter of an inch, Front. Aquaed. 28; Plin. 13, 15, 29, § 94; 31, 6, 31, § 57.—
      • b As a measure of land, one forty-eighth of a jugerum, Col. 5, 1, 9; 5, 2, 5.—
      • c As a weight, two drachms, Rhem. Fan. Pond. 20. —
      • d As a measure of time, the forty-eighth part of an hour, Plin. 18, 32, 75, § 325.—
      • e As a copper coin, two drachms, Inscr. Orell. 2854.—
• II Transf. (from the figure of the sicilicus; v. supra, init.), in the later grammarians, a comma, Mar. Vict. p. 2467 P.— Also as a sign of the doubling of consonants (as, An'ius, Lucul'us, Mem'ius, sel'a, ser'a, as'eres), Mar. Vict. p. 2456 P.; Isid. Orig. 1, 26 fin.

sīcilicus (sīciliquus), ī, m. (sicilis; auf Inschrn. durch das Zeichen) ausgedrückt), I) der vierte Teil vom Zwölftel (uncia) eines Asses und jedes Ganzen, der achtundvierzigste Teil: a) der Erbschaft, Scaev. dig. 33, 1, 21. § 2. – b) eines Pfundes, zwei Drachmen (Quentlein), Auct. de pond. 21. – c) eines Fußes, also ein Viertelzoll, Plin. 13, 93 u. 31, 57. Frontin. aqu. 28. Act. fr. arv. a. 81 im Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 2059. – d) der achtundvierzigste Teil einer Stunde, Plin. 18, 325. – e) der achtundvierzigste Teil eines Jucherts, Colum. 5, 1, 9 u. 5, 2, 5. – II) übtr. (von der Figur des sicilicus), gramm. Zeichen, und zwar: a) das Komma, Mar. Victorin. 1, 4, 92. p. 23, 3 K. – b) Zeichen der Verdoppelung der Konsonanten, zB. AN'IUS. Mar. Victorin. 1, 4, 2. p. 8, 3 K. Isid. orig. 1, 26, 29.

sicilicus [CL], (as unit of measure) one quarter of an uncia. uncia, xxiv scripuli; ‥ ~us [v. l. adds vel siclus], vj scripuli Bede TR 4 p. 185; uncia ‥ duella ‥ ~us Thurkill Abac. f. 61v (v. sextula a); [uncia] dividitur in iiij, et unaqueque pars per se accepta ~us nuncupatur, vj possidens scripulos Ib. f. 62.

sīcīlĭcus, ī, m. , sicilique, le quart de lʼonce, le 1/48^e de la livre : Carm. pond. 20 || un quart de pouce : Plin. 13, 94 || le 1/48^e du jugérum : Col. Rust. 5, 1, 9 ; 5, 2, 5 || le 1/48^e dʼune heure : Plin. 18, 325 || monnaie de cuivre pesant un quart dʼonce et valant le 1/10^e du denier : CIL 2, 2011 || virgule : Mar. Vict. Ars Gramm. 1, 4, p. 23, 3 || sigle [indiquant le redoublement dʼune consonne] : Mar. Vict. Ars Gramm. 1, 4, p. 8, 3.

sicilicus , i. m.
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SICILICUS

SICI´LICUSThis was the fourth part of the Roman uncia. For its value, see PONDERAp. 456.

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Sicilĭcus

A mark of the form , placed in Roman inscriptions over consonants to denote doubling, like the Arabic tashdîd. The character is of rare occurrence in existing inscriptions, being most frequently found in those of the early Augustan period (C. I. L. v. 1361; x. 3743). It is mentioned by the grammarians Marius Victorinus (p. 2456) and Isidorus (Orig. i. 26).