neophytus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === neofitus === Etymology === From Koine Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos), from Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”) + φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant, tree”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [neˈɔ.pʰy.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [neˈɔː.fi.tus] === Adjective === neophytus (feminine neophyta, neuter neophytum); first/second-declension adjective newly-planted newly-converted to Christianity ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === Noun === neophytus m (genitive neophytī); second declension neophyte ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: neòfit → Dutch: neofiet → English: neophyte → French: néophyte → Italian: neofita → Portuguese: neófito → Sicilian: neofita → Spanish: neófito === References === “neophytus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "neophytus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “neophytus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “neophytus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray