Esperanto

Adjective

baptisma ‎(accusative singular baptisman, plural baptismaj, accusative plural baptismajn)

1. (Christianity) Baptist

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάπτισμα ‎(báptisma)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bapˈtis.ma/, [bapˈtɪs.ma]

Noun

baptisma n ‎(genitive baptismatis); third declension

1. ablution; a dipping or washing in water
2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) baptism
3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) The Flood as mentioned in Genesis

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Synonyms

• (baptism): baptīzātiō, baptismus, baptismum

Related terms

Descendants

• English: baptism
• French: baptême, baptisme
• Old Irish: baithis
• Norman: bâptême (Jersey)

References

• baptisma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “baptisma”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.