paracletus

Latin

Alternative forms

paraclitus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos, “advocate”).

Noun

paraclētus m (genitive paraclētī); second declension

advocate, defender
helper, protector, comforter

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	paraclētus	paraclētī
genitive	paraclētī	paraclētōrum
dative	paraclētō	paraclētīs
accusative	paraclētum	paraclētōs
ablative	paraclētō	paraclētīs
vocative	paraclēte	paraclētī

Descendants

French: paraclet

References

paracletus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
paracletus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
paracletus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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