enthusiastes

Latin

Alternative forms

• enthūsiasta

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσῐᾰστής (enthousĭăstḗs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /en.tʰuː.siˈas.teːs/, [ɛn̪t̪ʰuːs̠iˈäs̠t̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /en.tu.siˈas.tes/, [en̪t̪us̬iˈäst̪es]

Noun

enthūsiastēs m (genitive enthūsiastae); first declension

1. (New Latin) one who believes that he is divinely inspired (especially, where he regards this inspiration as negating the authority of Holy Scripture)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

	singular	plural
nominative	enthūsiastēs	enthūsiastae
genitive	enthūsiastae	enthūsiastārum
dative	enthūsiastae	enthūsiastīs
accusative	enthūsiastēn	enthūsiastās
ablative	enthūsiastē	enthūsiastīs
vocative	enthūsiastē	enthūsiastae

Descendants

• Spanish: entusiasta

References

• enthusiasta in Ramminger, Johann (2008 March 25 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016