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in the PONS Dictionary

ōrāculum, ōrāclum (kontrahiert) <ī> nt (oro)

1.

oraculum
Orakel(stätte) [ Delphicum ]
oraculum adire

2.

oraculum
Orakel(spruch), Götter-, Schicksalsspruch
Apollo oraculum edidit

3.

oraculum
Weissagung, Prophezeiung
somnii et furoris oracula

4.

oraculum
Ausspruch, aufgestellter Satz [ physicorum ]

5. Wissenswertes

oraculum
Weissagung über die Zukunft an einem heiligen Orakelort suchten die Menschen der Antike: im griech. Delphi bei der Apollonpriesterin Pythia, in der ägypt. Oase Siwa (Alexander der Große), aber auch in Cumae/Unteritalien bei den Sibyllen Sonst „orakelten“ die Römer ortsunabhängig duch das → augurium (Vogelschau aus etruskischer Tradition). Das Christentum bekämpfte das Orakelwesen.
Declension of ōrāc(u)lum
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ōrāc(u)lum ōrāc(u)la
Genitive ōrāc(u)lī ōrāc(u)lōrum
Dative ōrāc(u)lō ōrāc(u)līs
Accusative ōrāc(u)lum ōrāc(u)la
Ablative ōrāc(u)lō ōrāc(u)līs
Declension of ōrāculum
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ōrāculum ōrācula
Genitive ōrāculī ōrāculōrum
Dative ōrāculō ōrāculīs
Accusative ōrāculum ōrācula
Ablative ōrāculō ōrāculīs
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