Spiritus Sanctus
See also: spiritus sanctus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspiː.ri.tus ˈsaːnk.tus/, [ˈs̠piːrɪt̪ʊs̠ ˈs̠äːŋkt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspi.ri.tus ˈsank.tus/, [ˈspiːrit̪us ˈsäŋkt̪us]
Proper noun
Spīritus Sānctus m sg (genitive Spīritūs Sānctī); fourth declension
- (Christianity) The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost
Declension
Fourth-declension noun with a second-declension adjective, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Spīritus Sānctus |
| Genitive | Spīritūs Sānctī |
| Dative | Spīrituī Sānctō |
| Accusative | Spīritum Sānctum |
| Ablative | Spīritū Sānctō |
| Vocative | Spīritus Sāncte |
Descendants
- → 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)
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