Spiritus Sanctus
See also: spiritus sanctus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Ancient Greek Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion, literally “Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath, vital force, soul”) + ἅγιος (hágios, “holy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspiː.ri.tus ˈsaːnk.tus/, [ˈs̠piːrɪt̪ʊs̠ ˈs̠äːŋkt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspi.ri.tus ˈsank.tus/, [ˈspiːrit̪us ˈsäŋkt̪us]
Proper noun edit
Spīritus Sānctus m sg (genitive Spīritūs Sānctī); fourth declension
- (Christianity) The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost
Declension edit
Fourth-declension noun with a second-declension adjective, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Spīritus Sānctus |
Genitive | Spīritūs Sānctī |
Dative | Spīrituī Sānctō |
Accusative | Spīritum Sānctum |
Ablative | Spīritū Sānctō |
Vocative | Spīritus Sāncte |
Descendants edit
- → Old English: hālig gāst (calque)
- Middle English: holigost
- English: Holy Ghost
- → Old High German: heilagēr geist (calque)
- Middle High German: heileger geist
- German: Heiliger Geist
- Middle High German: heileger geist
- Middle English: holigost
- → Finnish: Pyhä Henki (calque)