Dominus

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

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Proper noun [edit]

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 [edit]

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

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