LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculineindeclinable, variously declined, third declension

Dāvīd

Dāvīd m sg (genitive Dāvīd or Dāvīdos or Dāvīdis)
Classical[ˈdaː.wiːd]Ecclesiastical[ˈdaː.vid]

Meaning

  1. indeclinableDavid
    Et iuravit rursum Davidi.And he swore again to David.Vulgata Clementina Liber I Regum.Caput 20.3

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDāvīd—
genitiveDāvīd
Dāvīdos, Dāvīdis		—
dativeDāvīd
Dāvīdī		—
accusativeDāvīd
Dāvīda, Dāvīdem		—
ablativeDāvīd
Dāvīde		—
vocativeDāvīd—

Dāvīd, m. indecl., or vīdis (
I. gen. David, Aus. Ephem. 3, 84: Davidis, Juvenc. 1, 151; acc. -vīda, Juvenc. 2, 577: David, Vulg. 2 Reg. 23, 16), the second king of the Jews, and principal author of the Book of Psalms, Tert. adv. Jud. 9 et 12; Vulg. Ruth 4, 17 et saep.—Hence, Dāvīdĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to David: urbs, Sedul. Carm. 4, 42: lyra, Cassiod. Var. 2, 20.

Origins

Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor. Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor. Latin David Borrowed from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

Descendants
  • ItalianDavide
  • SicilianDavì
  • WelshDafyddfrom Middle Welsh Dauyð

Quick answers

What does Dāvīd mean in Latin?
Dāvīd, a proper noun, means “David”.
What is the genitive of Dāvīd?
The genitive singular is Dāvīd. Dāvīd is masculine, indeclinable, variously declined, third declension.
How do you pronounce Dāvīd?
In classical Latin, [ˈdaː.wiːd]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdaː.vid].