catechismus
Dutch
Alternative forms
- catechisme (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin catēchismus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.təˈxɪs.mʏs/, /ˌkaː.teːˈxɪs.mʏs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ca‧te‧chis‧mus
- Rhymes: -ɪsmʏs
Latin
Etymology
from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós, “katēkhismos”), from κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to catechize”), a later extended form of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to catechize, instruct, teach by word of mouth”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”).
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | catēchismus | catēchismī |
| Genitive | catēchismī | catēchismōrum |
| Dative | catēchismō | catēchismīs |
| Accusative | catēchismum | catēchismōs |
| Ablative | catēchismō | catēchismīs |
| Vocative | catēchisme | catēchismī |
Descendants
- Czech: katechismus, katechizmus
- Dutch: catechismus
- English: catechism
- Esperanto: katekismo
- Finnish: katekismus
- French: catéchisme
- German: Katechismus
- Hungarian: katekizmus
- Italian: catechismo
- Norman: caticème
- Marshallese: katkijm̧uuj
- Polish: katechizm
- Portuguese: catecismo
- Swedish: katekes
References
- catechismus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- catechismus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- catechismus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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