Albinus
Latin
Etymology
Albīnus and Albīna are derived from the Latin proper name Albus/Alba, with the suffix -īnus/-īna. Finally from the Latin adjective albus/alba (“white”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aɫˈbiː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [alˈbiː.nus]
Proper noun
Albīnus m (genitive Albīnī); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Albin
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Albīnus | Albīnī |
| genitive | Albīnī | Albīnōrum |
| dative | Albīnō | Albīnīs |
| accusative | Albīnum | Albīnōs |
| ablative | Albīnō | Albīnīs |
| vocative | Albīne | Albīnī |
Descendants
References
- “Albinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Albinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Albino; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, →ISBN