Vitus

See also: vitus

English

Etymology

Name of an early martyr, Late Latin Vitus, perhaps from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". By folk etymology associated with Latin vita (“life”). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

Proper noun

Vitus

(historical) A male given name from Latin.
A lake in Alaska.

Derived terms

vitusite
St. Vitus' dance
St. Vitus Cathedral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

male given name

Czech: Vít (cs) m
French: Vital (fr) m
German: Veit (de) m
Italian: Vito (it) m
Sicilian: Vitu m, Vita f
Spanish: Vito (es)

Faroese

Proper noun

Vitus m

a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

son of Vitus: Vitusarson or Vitusson
daughter of Vitus: Vitusardóttir or Vitusdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Vitus
Accusative	Vitus
Dative	Vitusi
Genitive	Vitusar

Latin

Etymology

By folk etymology, connected to the adjective vitus (“lively”), from vivax.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯i.tus/, [ˈu̯ɪt̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.tus/, [ˈviːt̪us]

Proper noun

Vitus m sg (genitive Vitī); second declension

Given name, equivalent to Vitus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vitus
Genitive	Vitī
Dative	Vitō
Accusative	Vitum
Ablative	Vitō
Vocative	Vite

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