acolythus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “following, attending”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈko.ly.tʰus/, [äˈkɔlʲʏt̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈko.li.tus/, [äˈkɔːlit̪us]

Noun

acolythus m (genitive acolythī); second declension

1. acolyte

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	acolythus	acolythī
Genitive	acolythī	acolythōrum
Dative	acolythō	acolythīs
Accusative	acolythum	acolythōs
Ablative	acolythō	acolythīs
Vocative	acolythe	acolythī

Descendants

• Catalan: acòlit
• Dutch: acoliet
• English: acolyte
• French: acolyte
• Italian: accolito
• Polish: akolit (obsolete), akolita
• Portuguese: acólito
• Romanian: acolit
• Spanish: acólito