Erasmus

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Erasmus. The EU student exchange programme is named after Erasmus of Rotterdam, and also a backronym for “European [Community] Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹæzməs/

Proper noun

Erasmus

1. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
3. (European Union) Ellipsis of Erasmus Programme, a student exchange programme established in 1987.

Related terms

• Erasmian

Translations

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam

• Danish: Erasmus, Erasmus af Rotterdam, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
• Dutch: Desiderius Erasmus m, Desiderius Erasmus van Rotterdam m
• Esperanto: Erasmo (eo), Erasmo de Roterdamo
• Estonian: Erasmus Rotterdamist
• Finnish: Erasmus Rotterdamilainen, Erasmus
• French: Érasme (fr) m, Érasme de Rotterdam m
• German: Desiderius Erasmus von Rotterdam m, Erasmus (de) m
• Greek: Ντεζιντέριους Εράσμους Ροτεροντάμους m (Ntezintérious Erásmous Roterontámous), Έρασμος (el) m (Érasmos), Έρασμος του Ρότερνταμ m (Érasmos tou Róterntam)
• Ido: Erasmus de Rotterdam, Desiderius Erasmus de Rotterdam
• Italian: Erasmo da Rotterdam m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus m, Erasmus m, Desiderius Erasmus av Rotterdam m

  Nynorsk: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus m, Erasmus m, Erasmus frå Rotterdam m

• Pennsylvania German: Erasmus von Rotterdam m, Erasmus Desiderius von Rotterdam m
• Polish: Erazm (pl) m
• Portuguese: Erasmo de Roterdão m, Erasmo de Roterdã m
• Russian: Эра́зм Роттерда́мский (ru) m (Erázm Rotterdámskij)
• Spanish: Erasmo de Róterdam m, Erasmo de Rotterdam m

male given name

• Danish: Erasmus
• French: Érasme (fr) m
• Greek: Έρασμος (el) m (Érasmos)
• Hungarian: Erazmus (hu)
• Italian: Erasmo (it) m
• Portuguese: Erasmo (pt) m
• Russian: Эра́зм (ru) m (Erázm)
• Spanish: Erasmo (es) m

Noun

Erasmus (plural Erasmuses)

1. An exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme.
2. A study period as part of the Erasmus Programme.

Anagrams

• Mausers, Semraus, amusers, assumer, masseur

Latin

Etymology

From Koine Greek Ἔρασμος (Érasmos, from Ancient Greek ἐράσμιος (erásmios, “lovely, pleasant, beloved, desired”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈras.mus/, [ɛˈräs̠mʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈras.mus/, [eˈräzmus]

Proper noun

Erasmus m sg (genitive Erasmī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Erasmus
Genitive	Erasmī
Dative	Erasmō
Accusative	Erasmum
Ablative	Erasmō
Vocative	Erasme

Derived terms

• Erasmiacus
• Erasmicus
• Erasmiomastix
• Erasmista
• Erasmiānus
• Erasmomastīx
• Erasmophilus
• Erasmīnus
• Erasmīsō
• Erasmīzō

 

Descendants

• English: Erasmus
• French: Érasme
• Italian: Erasmo
• Portuguese: Erasmo
• Spanish: Erasmo