auctor vitae
Latin
editEtymology
editLiterally “the originator or cause of life” (“life” understood to mean existence simpliciter in the case of God the Father, and to mean the salvation of eternal life in the case of God the Son).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈau̯k.tor ˈu̯iː.tae̯/, [ˈäu̯kt̪ɔr ˈu̯iːt̪äe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯k.tor ˈvi.te/, [ˈäu̯kt̪or ˈviːt̪e]
Proper noun
editauctor vītae m sg (genitive auctōris vītae); third declension
- (Late Latin, Christianity) an epithet of God and of Jesus: the author of life
Declension
editThird-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | auctor vītae |
Genitive | auctōris vītae |
Dative | auctōrī vītae |
Accusative | auctōrem vītae |
Ablative | auctōre vītae |
Vocative | auctor vītae |