LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

evangelista

evangelista m (genitive evangelistae)
Classical[ɛ.waŋ.ɡɛˈlɪs.ta]Ecclesiastical[e.van̠ʲ.d͡ʒeˈlis.ta]

Meaning

  1. masculineevangelist, preacher

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeevangelistaevangelistae
genitiveevangelistaeevangelistārum
dativeevangelistaeevangelistīs
accusativeevangelistamevangelistās
ablativeevangelistāevangelistīs
vocativeevangelistaevangelistae

ēvangĕlista (eua-), ae, m., = εὐαγγελιστής,
I. an evangelist, Prud. Cathem. 6, 77 et saep.; Vulg. Act. 21, 8.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs). By surface analysis, evangelium + -ista.

Descendants
  • Frenchévangélistefrom Old French evangeliste
  • Englishevangelistfrom Old French evangeliste
  • Italianevangelista
  • Spanishevangelistafrom Old Spanish euangelista
  • GermanEvangelist
  • Portugueseevangelistafrom Old Galician-Portuguese evangelista
  • Dutchevangelistfrom Old French evangeliste
  • Tagalogebanghelistafrom Old Spanish euangelista
  • Czechevangelista
  • Hungarianevangélista

In English words that came into English from evangelista

  • evangelistevangelista

Quick answers

What does evangelista mean in Latin?
evangelista, a noun, means “evangelist, preacher”.
What is the genitive of evangelista?
The genitive singular is evangelistae. evangelista is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce evangelista?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.waŋ.ɡɛˈlɪs.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.van̠ʲ.d͡ʒeˈlis.ta].