Sanctus Nicholaus

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsaŋk.tʊs nɪˈkʰɔ.ɫa.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsaŋk.t̪us niˈkɔː.la.us]

Sānctus Nīcholāus m sg (genitive Sānctus Nīcholāī); second declension

1. alternative form of Sānctus Nīcolāus
   • 1999 [1957], Dr. Seuss, translated by Jennifer and Terence Tunberg, Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit [How the Grinch Stole Christmas], Wauconda, Illinois: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., →ISBN:

     Amiculum cucullumque cito suit vestimentis quae gerere solebat Sanctus Nicholaus haud absimilia.

     [original: The Grinch [...] made a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat.]

     [The Grinch] quickly stitched a coat and hood not unlike the one that used to be worn by Saint Nicholas.

Second-declension noun with a second-declension noun, singular only.