enthusiasmus

See also: Enthusiasmus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσῐᾰσμός (enthousĭăsmós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /en.tʰuː.siˈas.mus/, [ɛn̪t̪ʰuːs̠iˈäs̠mʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /en.tu.siˈas.mus/, [en̪t̪us̬iˈäzmus]

Noun

enthūsiasmus m (genitive enthūsiasmī); second declension

1. (New Latin) poetical fervour, frenzy

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	enthūsiasmus	enthūsiasmī
genitive	enthūsiasmī	enthūsiasmōrum
dative	enthūsiasmō	enthūsiasmīs
accusative	enthūsiasmum	enthūsiasmōs
ablative	enthūsiasmō	enthūsiasmīs
vocative	enthūsiasme	enthūsiasmī

Descendants

• → Esperanto: entuziasmo (learned)
• → Middle French: enthousiasme (learned)
  • → English: enthusiasm (learned)
  • French: enthousiasme
• → German: Enthusiasmus (learned)
• → Ido: entuziasmo (learned)
• → Italian: entusiasmo (learned)
• → Polish: entuzjazm (learned)
• → Portuguese: entusiasmo (learned)
• → Spanish: entusiasmo (learned)

References

• enthusiasmus in Ramminger, Johann (2003 February 27 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016