mystes
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]mystes (plural mystae)
- (historical) An ancient Roman priest of the secret rites of divine worship.
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmys.teːs/, [ˈmʏs̠t̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmis.tes/, [ˈmist̪es]
Noun
[edit]mystēs m (genitive mystae); first declension
- a priest of the mystērium (secret rites of divine worship)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mystēs | mystae |
| genitive | mystae | mystārum |
| dative | mystae | mystīs |
| accusative | mystēn | mystās |
| ablative | mystē | mystīs |
| vocative | mystē | mystae |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: mystes (learned)
References
[edit]- “mystes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mystes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mystes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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