zelus

See also: Zelus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈzeː.lus/, [ˈzeː.ɫʊs]

Noun

zēlus m (genitive zēlī); second declension

  1. zeal, emulation
  2. jealousy

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zēlus zēlī
Genitive zēlī zēlōrum
Dative zēlō zēlīs
Accusative zēlum zēlōs
Ablative zēlō zēlīs
Vocative zēle zēlī

Descendants

References
  • zelus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • zelus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • zelus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • zelus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • zelus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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