"acolythus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [aˈkɔ.ly.tʰʊs] [Classical-Latin], [aˈkɔː.li.tus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “following, attending”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:ἀκόλουθος<t:following, attending>|text=+|title=acolythus|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "following, attending", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἀκόλουθος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "acolythus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="acolythus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “following, attending”). Head templates: {{la-noun|acolythus<2>}} acolythus m (genitive acolythī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|acolythus<2>}} Forms: acolythī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], acolythus [nominative, singular], acolythī [nominative, plural], acolythī [genitive, singular], acolythōrum [genitive, plural], acolythō [dative, singular], acolythīs [dative, plural], acolythum [accusative, singular], acolythōs [accusative, plural], acolythō [ablative, singular], acolythīs [ablative, plural], acolythe [singular, vocative], acolythī [plural, vocative]
  1. acolyte Tags: declension-2, masculine

Inflected forms

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