ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲟⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

  • ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ (antinous)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀντίνοος (Antínoos, “reminiscent of the mind”).

Proper noun

ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲟⲥ • (antinoos) m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Antinous
  2. A male lover of the roman emperor, Hadrian, later deified after his death.

References

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