enthusiasmus
See also: Enthusiasmus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσῐᾰσμός (enthousiasmós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /en.tʰuː.siˈas.mus/, [ɛn̪t̪ʰuːs̠iˈäs̠mʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /en.tu.siˈas.mus/, [en̪t̪us̬iˈäzmus]
Noun
enthūsiasmus m (genitive enthūsiasmī); second declension
- (New Latin) poetical fervour, frenzy
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | enthūsiasmus | enthūsiasmī |
| Genitive | enthūsiasmī | enthūsiasmōrum |
| Dative | enthūsiasmō | enthūsiasmīs |
| Accusative | enthūsiasmum | enthūsiasmōs |
| Ablative | enthūsiasmō | enthūsiasmīs |
| Vocative | enthūsiasme | enthūsiasmī |
Descendants
- → Esperanto: entuziasmo (learned)
- → Middle French: enthousiasme (learned)
- → English: enthusiasm (learned)
- French: enthousiasme
- → German: Enthusiasmus (learned)
- → Ido: entuziasmo (learned)
- → Italian: entusiasmo (learned)
- → Polish: entuzjazm (learned)
- → Portuguese: entusiasmo (learned)
- → Spanish: entusiasmo (learned)
References
- enthusiasmus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 27.02.03) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016