Spiritus Sanctus

See also: spiritus sanctus

Latin

Alternative forms

spīritus sānctus

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 Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈspiː.rɪ.tʊs ˈsaːŋk.tʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈspiː.ri.t̪us ˈsaŋk.t̪us]

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.

	singular
nominative	Spīritus Sānctus
genitive	Spīritūs Sānctī
dative	Spīrituī Sānctō
accusative	Spīritum Sānctum
ablative	Spīritū Sānctō
vocative	Spīritus Sāncte

Descendants

→ Old English: Hāliġ Gāst (calque)
- Middle English: holigost
  - English: Holy Ghost
- → Old High German: heilagēr geist (calque)
  - Middle High German: heileger geist
    - German: Heiliger Geist
→ Finnish: Pyhä Henki (calque)