LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

prophētissa

prophētissa f (genitive prophētissae, masculine prophēta)
Classical[prɔ.pʰeːˈtɪs.sa]Ecclesiastical[pro.feˈtis.sa]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinprophetess

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprophētissaprophētissae
genitiveprophētissaeprophētissārum
dativeprophētissaeprophētissīs
accusativeprophētissamprophētissās
ablativeprophētissāprophētissīs
vocativeprophētissaprophētissae

prŏphētissa, ae, f. propheta,
I. a prophetess (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Praescr. 51; Hier. Ep. 7, 6; Vulg. Luc. 2, 36.

Origins

Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs)bor. Latin prophēta Latin -issa Latin prophētissa From prophēta (“prophet”) + -issa. Compare the Greek-derived synonym prophētis.

In English words that came into English from prophētissa

  • prophetessprophētissa

Quick answers

What does prophētissa mean in Latin?
prophētissa, a noun, means “prophetess”.
What is the genitive of prophētissa?
The genitive singular is prophētissae. prophētissa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce prophētissa?
In classical Latin, [prɔ.pʰeːˈtɪs.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pro.feˈtis.sa].