Photinus
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Φωτεινός (Phōteinós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pʰoːˈtiː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [foˈt̪iː.nus]
Proper noun
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
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Phōtīnus |
| genitive | Phōtīnī |
| dative | Phōtīnō |
| accusative | Phōtīnum |
| ablative | Phōtīnō |
| vocative | Phōtīne |
Derived terms
- Phōtīniānī
References
- “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.