Sanctus Nicholaus
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsank.tus ˈni.kʰo.lau̯s/, [ˈs̠äŋkt̪ʊs̠ ˈnɪkʰɔɫ̪äu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsank.tus ˈni.ko.lau̯s/, [ˈsäŋkt̪us ˈniːkoläu̯s]
Proper noun
[edit]Sānctus Nīcholāus m sg (genitive Sānctus Nīcholāī); second declension
- Alternative form of Sānctus Nīcolāus
- 1999 [1957], Dr. Seuss, translated by Jennifer and Terence Tunberg, Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit [How the Grinch Stole Christmas], Wauconda, Illinois: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., →ISBN:
- Amiculum cucullumque cito suit vestimentis quae gerere solebat Sanctus Nicholaus haud absimilia.
- [original: The Grinch [...] made a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat.]
- [The Grinch] quickly stitched a coat and hood not unlike the one that used to be worn by Saint Nicholas.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun with a second-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Sānctus Nīcholāus |
genitive | Sānctī Nīcholāī |
dative | Sānctō Nīcholāō |
accusative | Sānctum Nīcholāum |
ablative | Sānctō Nīcholāō |
vocative | Sāncte Nīcholāe |