LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

haeresiarcha

haeresiarcha m (feminine haeresiarcha)
Classical[hae̯.rɛ.siˈar.kʰa]Ecclesiastical[e.re.s̬iˈar.ka]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinmasculineheresiarch, leader of a heretical sect

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehaeresiarchahaeresiarchae
genitivehaeresiarchaehaeresiarchārum
dativehaeresiarchaehaeresiarchīs
accusativehaeresiarchamhaeresiarchās
ablativehaeresiarchāhaeresiarchīs
vocativehaeresiarchahaeresiarchae

haerĕsĭarcha, ae, m., = αἱρεσιάρχης,
I. a leader of a sect, heresiarch (eccl. Lat.), Sid. Ep. 7, 6; Aug. Ep. 253.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek αἵρεσις(haíresis)
  2. Ancient Greek -άρχης(-árkhēs)
  3. Latinhaeresiarcha

Byzantine Greek αἱρεσιάρχης (hairesiárkhēs)bor. Latin haeresiarcha Borrowed from Byzantine Greek αἱρεσιάρχης (hairesiárkhēs).

Descendants
  • Catalanheresiarca
  • Englishheresiarch
  • Frenchhérésiarque
  • GermanHäresiarch
  • Italianeresiarca
  • Portugueseheresiarca
  • Romanianereziarh
  • Spanishheresiarca
  • Dutchheresiarch
  • Finnishheresiarkki

In English words that came into English from haeresiarcha

  • heresiarchhaeresiarcha

Quick answers

What does haeresiarcha mean in Latin?
haeresiarcha, a noun, means “heresiarch, leader of a heretical sect”.
What is the genitive of haeresiarcha?
The genitive singular is haeresiarcha. haeresiarcha is masculine.
How do you pronounce haeresiarcha?
In classical Latin, [hae̯.rɛ.siˈar.kʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.re.s̬iˈar.ka].
Where does haeresiarcha come from?
Ancient Greek αἵρεσις (haíresis) → Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs) → Latin haeresiarcha.