proselyta
Latin
Pronunciation
- prosēlyta: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prɔˈseː.ly.ta]
- prosēlyta: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [proˈs̬ɛː.li.t̪a]
- prosēlytā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prɔˈseː.ly.taː]
- prosēlytā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [proˈs̬ɛː.li.t̪a]
Etymology 1
Substantivized feminine of the adjective prosēlytus, after the noun prosēlytus (“a [male] convert to Judaism”, “a proselyte”).
Noun
prosēlyta f (genitive prosēlytae, masculine prosēlytus); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prosēlyta | prosēlytae |
| genitive | prosēlytae | prosēlytārum |
| dative | prosēlytae | prosēlytīs |
| accusative | prosēlytam | prosēlytās |
| ablative | prosēlytā | prosēlytīs |
| vocative | prosēlyta | prosēlytae |
References
- “prŏsēlyta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
Adjective
prosēlyta
- inflection of prosēlytus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
prosēlytā
- ablative feminine singular of prosēlytus