LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

mystēs

mystēs m (genitive mystae)
Classical[ˈmys.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmis.tes]

Meaning

  1. a priest of the mystērium (secret rites of divine worship)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemystēsmystae
genitivemystaemystārum
dativemystaemystīs
accusativemystēn
mystam		mystās
ablativemystēmystīs
vocativemystēmystae

mystes, ae, v. mysta.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  2. Latinmystēs

Proto-Indo-European *mewH-ye-der. Ancient Greek μῡ́ω (mū́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek μῠέω (mŭéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek μύστης (mústēs)bor. Latin mystēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).

Descendants
  • Englishmystes

In English words that came into English from mystēs

  • mystesmystēs

Quick answers

What does mystēs mean in Latin?
mystēs, a noun, means “a priest of the mystērium (secret rites of divine worship)”.
What is the genitive of mystēs?
The genitive singular is mystae. mystēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mystēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈmys.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmis.tes].
Where does mystēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mewH- → Latin mystēs.