Almus Spiritus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “nourishing spirit”
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.mus ˈspi.ri.tus/, [ˈälmus ˈspiːrit̪us]
Proper noun
[edit]Almus Spīritus m sg (genitive Almī Spīritūs); fourth declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Holy Spirit
- Synonym: Spīritus Sānctus
- 1787, Breviarium diocesis Lausannensis [Breviary of the Diocese of Lausanne], Ad completorium in die sancto Pentecostes, Hymnus, page 460:
- Sit laus Patri, laus Filio, / Compar tibi sit gloria, / Qui dona mundo dividens / Descendis, alme Spiritus. Amen.
- Praise be to the Father, praise be to the Son; / The same glory be to you, / Who, distributing gifts to the world, / Descend, Holy Spirit. Amen.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension adjective with a fourth-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Almus Spīritus |
| genitive | Almī Spīritūs |
| dative | Almō Spīrituī |
| accusative | Almum Spīritum |
| ablative | Almō Spīritū |
| vocative | Alme Spīritus |