unigenitus

See also: Unigenitus

Latin

Etymology

    Calque of Ancient Greek μονογενής (monogenḗs).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    ūnigenitus (feminine ūnigenita, neuter ūnigenitum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. only-begotten

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative ūnigenitus ūnigenita ūnigenitum ūnigenitī ūnigenitae ūnigenita
    genitive ūnigenitī ūnigenitae ūnigenitī ūnigenitōrum ūnigenitārum ūnigenitōrum
    dative ūnigenitō ūnigenitae ūnigenitō ūnigenitīs
    accusative ūnigenitum ūnigenitam ūnigenitum ūnigenitōs ūnigenitās ūnigenita
    ablative ūnigenitō ūnigenitā ūnigenitō ūnigenitīs
    vocative ūnigenite ūnigenita ūnigenitum ūnigenitī ūnigenitae ūnigenita

    Descendants

    • → English: only-begotten (calque)
    • → German: eingeboren (calque)
    • → Italian: unigenito
    • → Portuguese: unigénito, unigênito
    • → Spanish: unigénito

    References

    • “unigenitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • unigenitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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