Almus Spiritus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “nourishing spirit”
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.mus ˈspi.ri.tus/, [ˈälmus ˈspiːrit̪us]
Proper noun edit
Almus Spīritus m sg (genitive Almī Spīritūs); fourth declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Holy Spirit
- Synonym: Spīritus Sānctus
- 1787, Breviarium diocesis Lausannensis [Breviary of the Diocese of Lausanne], Ad completorium in die sancto Pentecostes, Hymnus, page 460:
- Sit laus Patri, laus Filio, / Compar tibi sit gloria, / Qui dona mundo dividens / Descendis, alme Spiritus. Amen.
- Praise be to the Father, praise be to the Son; / The same glory be to you, / Who, distributing gifts to the world, / Descend, Holy Spirit. Amen.
Declension edit
Second-declension adjective with a fourth-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Almus Spīritus |
| Genitive | Almī Spīritūs |
| Dative | Almō Spīrituī |
| Accusative | Almum Spīritum |
| Ablative | Almō Spīritū |
| Vocative | Alme Spīritus |