LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

prosēlyta

prosēlyta f (genitive prosēlytae, masculine prosēlytus)
Classical[prɔˈseː.ly.ta]Ecclesiastical[proˈs̬ɛː.li.ta]

Meaning

  1. proselyte (female), convert (female) (a converted woman)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprosēlytaprosēlytae
genitiveprosēlytaeprosēlytārum
dativeprosēlytaeprosēlytīs
accusativeprosēlytamprosēlytās
ablativeprosēlytāprosēlytīs
vocativeprosēlytaprosēlytae

Origins

Substantivized feminine of the adjective prosēlytus, after the noun prosēlytus (“a [male] convert to Judaism”, “a proselyte”).

Quick answers

What does prosēlyta mean in Latin?
prosēlyta, a noun, means “proselyte (female), convert (female) (a converted woman)”.
What is the genitive of prosēlyta?
The genitive singular is prosēlytae. prosēlyta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce prosēlyta?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈseː.ly.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈs̬ɛː.li.ta].