enthusiasmus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσῐᾰσμός (enthousĭăsmós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛn.tʰuː.siˈas.mʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [en.tu.s̬iˈaz.mus] === Noun === enthūsiasmus m (genitive enthūsiasmī); second declension (New Latin) poetical fervour, frenzy ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === enthusiasmus in Ramminger, Johann (27 February 2003 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016