mystes
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mystes (plural mystae)
- (historical) An ancient Roman priest of the secret rites of divine worship.
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmys.teːs/, [ˈmʏs̠t̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmis.tes/, [ˈmist̪es]
Noun edit
mystēs m (genitive mystae); first declension
- a priest of the mystērium (secret rites of divine worship)
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mystēs | mystae |
| Genitive | mystae | mystārum |
| Dative | mystae | mystīs |
| Accusative | mystēn | mystās |
| Ablative | mystē | mystīs |
| Vocative | mystē | mystae |
References edit
- “mystes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mystes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mystes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.