LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

archangelus

archangelus m (genitive archangelī)
Classical[arˈkʰaŋ.ɡɛ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[arˈkan̠ʲ.d͡ʒe.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinean archangel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearchangelusarchangelī
genitivearchangelīarchangelōrum
dativearchangelōarchangelīs
accusativearchangelumarchangelōs
ablativearchangelōarchangelīs
vocativearchangelearchangelī

archangĕlus, i, m., = ἀρχάγγελος,
I. an archangel (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. 1 Thess. 4, 15; ib. Judas, 9; Hier. Ruf. 1, 6; Tert. adv. Val. 19.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos).

Descendants
  • Catalanarcàngel
  • Frencharchangefrom Old French archangle
  • Italianarcangelo
  • Portuguesearcanjofrom Old Galician-Portuguese archangeo
  • Spanisharcángel
  • Englisharchangel
  • Asturianarcánxel
  • Normanarchangefrom Old French archangle
  • Idoarkianjelo
  • Galicianarcanxofrom Old Galician-Portuguese archangeo

In English words that came into English from archangelus

  • archangelarchangelus

Quick answers

What does archangelus mean in Latin?
archangelus, a noun, means “an archangel”.
What is the genitive of archangelus?
The genitive singular is archangelī. archangelus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce archangelus?
In classical Latin, [arˈkʰaŋ.ɡɛ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈkan̠ʲ.d͡ʒe.lus].