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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Koine Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos), from Ancient Greek νέος (néos, new, young) + φῠτόν (phŭtón, plant, tree).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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neophytus (feminine neophyta, neuter neophytum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. newly-planted
  2. newly-converted to Christianity

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative neophytus neophyta neophytum neophytī neophytae neophyta
genitive neophytī neophytae neophytī neophytōrum neophytārum neophytōrum
dative neophytō neophytae neophytō neophytīs
accusative neophytum neophytam neophytum neophytōs neophytās neophyta
ablative neophytō neophytā neophytō neophytīs
vocative neophyte neophyta neophytum neophytī neophytae neophyta

Noun

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neophytus m (genitive neophytī); second declension

  1. neophyte

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Descendants

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References

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  • neophytus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • "neophytus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • neophytus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • neophytus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray