psychopompus
Latin
    
    Etymology
    
From Ancient Greek ψυχοπομπός (psukhopompós).
Pronunciation
    
(Classical) IPA(key): /psyː.kʰoˈpom.pus/, [ps̠yːkʰɔˈpɔmpʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /psi.koˈpom.pus/, [psikoˈpɔmpus]
Noun
    
psȳchopompus m sg (genitive psȳchopompī); second declension
- (post-Classical) psychopomp (entity who assists souls)
Declension
    
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular | 
|---|---|
| Nominative | psȳchopompus | 
| Genitive | psȳchopompī | 
| Dative | psȳchopompō | 
| Accusative | psȳchopompum | 
| Ablative | psȳchopompō | 
| Vocative | psȳchopompe | 
Descendants
    
Descendants
- → English: psychopomp
- → French: psychopompe
- → Italian: psicopompo
- → Lithuanian: psichopompas
- → Norwegian: psykopomp
- → Polish: psychopomp
- → Portuguese: psicopompo
- → Romanian: psihopomp
- → Sicilian: psicupompu
- → Spanish: psicopompo
- → Swedish: psykopomp
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