Dominus

See also: dominus

Latin

Etymology

See dominus (“lord, master of a house”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mi.nus/, [ˈd̪ɔmɪnʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mi.nus/, [ˈd̪ɔːminus]
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Proper noun

Dominus m sg (genitive Dominī); second declension

(religion) The Lord, the God of Abraham and the Hebrew Tanakh; (Christian) God, often God the Father
- 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Daniel 1:2
  ...et tradidit Dominus in manu eius Ioachim regem Iudae
  ..."And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand."
  
  Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dominus
Genitive	Dominī
Dative	Dominō
Accusative	Dominum
Ablative	Dominō
Vocative	Domine

Synonyms

(the Lord): Deus

Derived terms

annō Dominī

Related terms

Descendants

→ Norwegian Bokmål: Domini
Romanian: Domn, Doamne

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