Eliseus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισσαῖος (Elissaîos), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîšāʻ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈliː.se.us/, [ɛˈlʲiːs̠eʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈli.se.us/, [eˈliːs̬eus]
Proper noun
Elīseus m sg (genitive Elīseī); second declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin, biblical) Elisha (Biblical figure)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| 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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