Dominus

See also: dominus

Latin

Etymology

See dominus (“lord, master of a house”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mi.nus/, [ˈdɔ.mɪ.nʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mi.nus/, [ˈdoː.mi.nus]
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Proper noun

Dominus m (genitive Dominī); second declension

(religion) The Lord, the God of Abraham and the Hebrew Tanakh; (Christian) God the Father
- 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."
  
  Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Dominus
genitive	Dominī
dative	Dominō
accusative	Dominum
ablative	Dominō
vocative	Domine

Synonyms

(the Lord): Deus

Derived terms

annō Dominī

Related terms

Terms related to Dominus

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