Photinus

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Φωτεινός (Phōteinós).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phōtīnus m (genitive Phōtīnī); second declension

  1. A male given name
  2. (so, especially) Photinus (the bishop of Sirmium, founder of a Christian sect, the adherents of which are called Phōtīniānī)
  3. Saint Pothinus (Lyonnais martyr)

Declension

Second declension.

Case 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
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