Dominus

See also dominus

Latin

Etymology

From dominus (“lord, master”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *demh₂- (“to build”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈdo.mi.nus/

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• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈdo.mi.nus/

Proper noun

Dominus (genitive Dominī); m, second declension

1. the Lord; the Jewish and Christian God
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Daniel 1:2

     et tradidit Dominus in manu eius Ioachim regem Iudae

     "And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand."

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Dominus	—
genitive	Dominī	—
dative	Dominō	—
accusative	Dominum	—
ablative	Dominō	—
vocative	Domine	—

Synonyms

• (the Lord): Deus

Derived terms

• annō Dominī

Related terms

domina domināns dominanter dominātiō dominātor dominātrīx

dominātus dominicus dominium dominor dominus