Sanctus Nicolaus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Sānctus Nīcholāus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsank.tus niˈko.la.us/, [ˈs̠äŋkt̪ʊs̠ nɪˈkɔɫ̪äʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsank.tus niˈko.la.us/, [ˈsäŋkt̪us niˈkɔːläus]

Proper noun

Sānctus Nīcolāus m sg (genitive Sānctus Nīcolāī); second declension

1. Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus

   Synonym: pater natālis

Declension

Second-declension noun with a second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sānctus Nīcolāus
genitive	Sānctī Nīcolāī
dative	Sānctō Nīcolāō
accusative	Sānctum Nīcolāum
ablative	Sānctō Nīcolāō
vocative	Sāncte Nīcolāe