Eliseus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισσαῖος (Elissaîos), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîšāʻ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛˈliː.se.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈliː.s̬e.us]
Proper noun
Elīseus m sg (genitive Elīseī); second declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin, biblical) Elisha (Biblical figure)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Elīseus |
| genitive | Elīseī |
| dative | Elīseō |
| accusative | Elīseum |
| ablative | Elīseō |
| vocative | Elīsee |
References
- Eliseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Eliséus” in Leo F. Stelten, editor (1995), Dictionary of ecclesiastical Latin: with an appendix of Latin expressions defined and clarified, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, page 85/2