Photinus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek Φωτεινός (Phōteinós).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰoːˈtiː.nus/, [pʰoːˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /foˈti.nus/, [foˈt̪iːnus]
Proper noun[edit]
Phōtīnus m sg (genitive Phōtīnī); second declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
- (so, especially) Photinus (the bishop of Sirmium, founder of a Christian sect, the adherents of which are called Phōtīniānī)
- Saint Pothinus (Lyonnais martyr)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Phōtīnus |
| Genitive | Phōtīnī |
| Dative | Phōtīnō |
| Accusative | Phōtīnum |
| Ablative | Phōtīnō |
| Vocative | Phōtīne |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Phōtīnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Phōtīnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,177/1.
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