Dominus
See also: dominus
Latin
Etymology
See dominus (“lord, master of a house”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdo.mi.nus/, [ˈd̪ɔmɪnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdo.mi.nus/, [ˈd̪ɔːminus]
Audio (Classical): (file)
Proper noun
Dominus m sg (genitive Dominī); second declension
- (religion) The Lord, the God of Abraham and the Hebrew Tanakh; (Christianity) God the Father
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Danihelis 1:2:
- ...et tradidit Dominus in manu eius Ioachim regem Iudae
- ..."And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand."
- Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
- ...et tradidit Dominus in manu eius Ioachim regem Iudae
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Dominus |
Genitive | Dominī |
Dative | Dominō |
Accusative | Dominum |
Ablative | Dominō |
Vocative | Domine |
Synonyms
- (the Lord): Deus