acolythus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈko.ly.tʰus/, [äˈkɔlʲʏt̪ʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈko.li.tus/, [äˈkɔːlit̪us]

Noun

acolythus m (genitive acolythī); second declension

acolyte

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	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

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