Erasmus

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Wikipedia

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Erasmus. The EU student exchange programme is named after Erasmus of Rotterdam, and also a backronym for “European [Community] Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹæzməs/

Proper noun

Erasmus

1. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
3. (European Union) Ellipsis of Erasmus Programme, a student exchange programme established in 1987.

Related terms

• Erasmian

Translations

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam

Bulgarian: Еразъм Ротердамски m (Erazǎm Roterdamski), Еразъм m (Erazǎm) Danish: Erasmus, Erasmus af Rotterdam, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Dutch: Desiderius Erasmus m, Desiderius Erasmus van Rotterdam m Esperanto: Erasmo (eo), Erasmo de Roterdamo Estonian: Erasmus Rotterdamist Finnish: Erasmus Rotterdamilainen, Erasmus French: Érasme (fr) m, Érasme de Rotterdam m Georgian: დეზიდერიუს ერაზმუს როტერდამელი (deziderius erazmus roṭerdameli), ერაზმუს როტერდამელი (erazmus roṭerdameli) German: Desiderius Erasmus von Rotterdam m, Erasmus (de) m Greek: Ντεζιντέριους Εράσμους Ροτεροντάμους m (Ntezintérious Erásmous Roterontámous), Έρασμος (el) m (Érasmos), Έρασμος του Ρότερνταμ m (Érasmos tou Róterntam) Ido: Erasmus de Rotterdam, Desiderius Erasmus de Rotterdam Italian: Erasmo da Rotterdam m Norwegian: Bokmål: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus m, Erasmus m, Desiderius Erasmus av Rotterdam m Nynorsk: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus m, Erasmus m, Erasmus frå Rotterdam m Pennsylvania German: Erasmus von Rotterdam m, Erasmus Desiderius von Rotterdam m Polish: Erazm (pl) m Portuguese: Erasmo de Roterdão m, Erasmo de Roterdã m Russian: Эра́зм Роттерда́мский (ru) m (Erázm Rotterdámskij) Spanish: Erasmo de Róterdam m, Erasmo de Rotterdam m

male given name

Bulgarian: Еразъм m (Erazǎm) Danish: Erasmus French: Érasme (fr) m Greek: Έρασμος (el) m (Érasmos) Hungarian: Erazmus (hu) Italian: Erasmo (it) m Portuguese: Erasmo (pt) m Russian: Эра́зм (ru) m (Erázm) Spanish: Erasmo (es) m

Noun

Erasmus (plural Erasmuses)

1. An exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme.
2. A study period as part of the Erasmus Programme.

Anagrams

• Mausers, Semraus, amusers, assumer, masseur

Latin

Etymology

From Koine Greek Ἔρασμος (Érasmos, from Ancient Greek ἐράσμιος (erásmios, “lovely, pleasant, beloved, desired”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛˈras.mʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈraz.mus]

Proper noun

Erasmus m sg (genitive Erasmī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Erasmus
genitive	Erasmī
dative	Erasmō
accusative	Erasmum
ablative	Erasmō
vocative	Erasme

Derived terms

• Erasmiacus
• Erasmiānus
• Erasmicus
• Erasmīnus
• Erasmiomastix
• Erasmīsō
• Erasmista
• Erasmīzō
• Erasmomastīx
• Erasmophilus

Descendants

• English: Erasmus
• French: Érasme
• Italian: Erasmo
• Portuguese: Erasmo
• Sicilian: Iràsimu
• Spanish: Erasmo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• erasmus

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin Erasmus. Doublet of Erasmo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈɾaz.mus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈɾaz.mus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eˈɾaʒ.muʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɾaʒ.muʃ/

Noun

Erasmus m or f by sense (invariable)

1. (Portugal, university slang) Erasmus (an exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme)

Noun

Erasmus m (invariable)

1. (European Union, university slang) ellipsis of Programa Erasmus, a student exchange programme established in 1987.
2. (Portugal, university slang) a period of study on the Erasmus programme