acolythus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “following, attending”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈkɔ.ly.tʰʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈkɔː.li.t̪us]

Noun

acolythus m (genitive acolythī); second declension

acolyte

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	acolythus	acolythī
genitive	acolythī	acolythōrum
dative	acolythō	acolythīs
accusative	acolythum	acolythōs
ablative	acolythō	acolythīs
vocative	acolythe	acolythī

Descendants

Catalan: acòlit
Dutch: acoliet
English: acolyte
French: acolyte
Italian: accolito
Polish: akolit (obsolete), akolita
Portuguese: acólito
Romanian: acolit
Spanish: acólito