LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

enthūsiastēs

enthūsiastēs m (genitive enthūsiastae)
Classical[ɛn.tʰuː.siˈas.teːs]Ecclesiastical[en.tu.s̬iˈas.tes]

Meaning

  1. New Latinone who believes that he is divinely inspired (especially, where he regards this inspiration as negating the authority of Holy Scripture)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeenthūsiastēsenthūsiastae
genitiveenthūsiastaeenthūsiastārum
dativeenthūsiastaeenthūsiastīs
accusativeenthūsiastēn
enthūsiastam		enthūsiastās
ablativeenthūsiastēenthūsiastīs
vocativeenthūsiastēenthūsiastae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Ancient Greek ἐν(en)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  6. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  7. Ancient Greek θεός(theós)
  8. Ancient Greek ἔνθεος(éntheos)
  9. Ancient Greek ἔνθους(énthous)
  10. Latinenthūsiastēs

Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía)influ. Ancient Greek -ιάζω (-iázō) Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιάζω (enthousiázō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek ἐνθουσῐᾰσμός (enthousĭăsmós) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἐνθουσῐᾰστής (enthousĭăstḗs)bor. Latin enthūsiastēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσῐᾰστής (enthousĭăstḗs).

Descendants
  • Spanishentusiasta
  • Italianentusiasta

Quick answers

What does enthūsiastēs mean in Latin?
enthūsiastēs, a noun, means “one who believes that he is divinely inspired (especially, where he regards this inspiration as negating the authority of Holy Scripture)”.
What is the genitive of enthūsiastēs?
The genitive singular is enthūsiastae. enthūsiastēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce enthūsiastēs?
In classical Latin, [ɛn.tʰuː.siˈas.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [en.tu.s̬iˈas.tes].
Where does enthūsiastēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Ancient Greek ἐν (en) → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s → Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós → Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós → Ancient Greek θεός (theós) → Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos) → Ancient Greek ἔνθους (énthous) → Latin enthūsiastēs.