mystes
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mystes (plural mystae)
- (historical) An ancient Roman priest of the secret rites of divine worship.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmys.teːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmis.tes/,
Noun
mystēs m (genitive mystae); first declension
- a priest of the mystērium (secret rites of divine worship)
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mystēs | mystae |
| genitive | mystae | mystārum |
| dative | mystae | mystīs |
| accusative | mystēn | mystās |
| ablative | mystē | mystīs |
| vocative | mystē | mystae |
Descendants
- → English: mystes (learned)
References
- “mystes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mystes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mystes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.