Vitus

See also: vitus

English

Etymology

Name of an early martyr, Late Latin Vitus, perhaps from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". By folk etymology associated with Latin vita (“life”). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

Proper noun

Vitus

1. (historical) A male given name from Latin.
2. A lake in Alaska.

Derived terms

• vitusite
• St. Vitus' dance
• St. Vitus Cathedral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

male given name

• Czech: Vít (cs) m
• French: Vital (fr) m
• German: Veit (de) m
• Italian: Vito (it) m
• Sicilian: Vitu m, Vita f
• Spanish: Vito (es)

Faroese

Proper noun

Vitus m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Vitus: Vitusarson or Vitusson
• daughter of Vitus: Vitusardóttir or Vitusdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Vitus
Accusative	Vitus
Dative	Vitusi
Genitive	Vitusar

Latin

Etymology

By folk etymology, connected to the adjective vitus (“lively”), from vivax.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯i.tus/, [ˈu̯ɪt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.tus/, [ˈviːt̪us]

Proper noun

Vitus m sg (genitive Vitī); second declension

1. Given name, equivalent to Vitus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vitus
Genitive	Vitī
Dative	Vitō
Accusative	Vitum
Ablative	Vitō
Vocative	Vite