LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

archiēlēctus

archiēlēctus m (genitive archiēlēctī)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinarchbishop-elect (i.e. before formal consecration)
    Et dominus Hugrinus archielectus cum magna familia equitum et clientum veniens archiepiscopale domicilium habitaturus intravit.And lord Ugrinus the archbishop-elect arrived with a large household of riders and clients and installed himself in the archbishop's residence.a. 1268, Thomas of Split, Historia Salonitanorum atque Spalatinorum Pontificum [History of the Bishops of Salona and Split], published 2006, page 350:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearchiēlēctusarchiēlēctī
genitivearchiēlēctīarchiēlēctōrum
dativearchiēlēctōarchiēlēctīs
accusativearchiēlēctumarchiēlēctōs
ablativearchiēlēctōarchiēlēctīs
vocativearchiēlēctearchiēlēctī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greek ἄρχω(árkhō)
  4. Latinarchiēlēctus

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi- Latin ēlēctus Latin archiēlēctus From archi- (“arch-”) + ēlēctus (“elect”).

Quick answers

What does archiēlēctus mean in Latin?
archiēlēctus, a noun, means “archbishop-elect (i.e. before formal consecration)”.
What is the genitive of archiēlēctus?
The genitive singular is archiēlēctī. archiēlēctus is masculine, second declension.
Where does archiēlēctus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? → Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) → Latin archiēlēctus.