Vitus

== English == === Etymology === Name of an early martyr, Late Latin Vitus, perhaps from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". Also associated with Latin vita (“life”). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy. === Proper noun === Vitus (historical) A male given name from Latin. A lake in Alaska. ==== Derived terms ==== vitusite St. Vitus' dance St. Vitus Cathedral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Translations ==== == Faroese == === Proper noun === Vitus m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Vitus's son: Vitusarson or Vitusson Vitus's daughter: Vitusardóttir or Vitusdóttir ==== Declension ==== == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈviːtʊs] Hyphenation: Vi‧tus === Proper noun === Vitus a male given name, equivalent to English Vitus ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== variants and pet forms: Veit, Veith ==== Related terms ==== Sankt Vith == Latin == === Etymology === Connected to the adjective vitus (“lively”), from vivax, or directly from vita (“life”). Compare Sicilian Vitu. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɪ.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈviː.tus] === Proper noun === Vitus m sg (genitive Vitī); second declension Given name, equivalent to Vitus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References ===