Eliseus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισσαῖος (Elissaîos), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע‎ (ʼĔlîšāʻ).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈliː.se.us/, [ɛˈliː.se.ʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈli.se.us/, [eˈliː.se.us]

Proper noun

Elīseus m (genitive Elīseī); second declension

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Elisha (Biblical figure)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Elīseus
genitive Elīseī
dative Elīseō
accusative Elīseum
ablative Elīseō
vocative Elīsee

References

  • Eliseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • “Eliséus” in Leo F. Stelten, editor (1995) Dictionary of ecclesiastical Latin: with an appendix of Latin expressions defined and clarified, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, page 85/2
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