Dominus

See also: dominus

Latin

Etymology

See dominus (“lord, master of a house”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdɔ.mɪ.nʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈd̪ɔː.mi.nus]

Proper noun

Dominus m sg (genitive Dominī); second declension

(religion) The Lord, the God of Abraham and the Hebrew Tanakh; (Christianity) God, often God the Father
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Danihelis 1:2:
  ...et tradidit Dominus in manu eius Ioachim regem Iudae
  ..."And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand."
- (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dominus
genitive	Dominī
dative	Dominō
accusative	Dominum
ablative	Dominō
vocative	Domine

Synonyms

(the Lord): Deus

Derived terms

annō Dominī

Related terms

Descendants

→ Norwegian Bokmål: Domini
Romanian: Domn, Doamne
⇒ Judeo-Italian: דוּמֵידֵית (dumedeṯ /⁠Dumedeo⁠/) (dominus + deus)