Stephanus

German

Alternative forms

Stefanus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛfanʊs/

Proper noun

Stephanus m (genitive Stephanus' or Stephani)

(biblical) Stephen the protomartyr.

Derived terms

Stefan, Stephan (given name)
Stephanus-Steinigen

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), "crown".

Proper noun

Stephanus m (genitive Stephanī); second declension

A male given name equivalent to Stephen.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Stephanus	Stephanī
genitive	Stephanī	Stephanōrum
dative	Stephanō	Stephanīs
accusative	Stephanum	Stephanōs
ablative	Stephanō	Stephanīs
vocative	Stephane	Stephanī

Descendants

Catalan: Esteve
Dutch: Stefan
English: Stephan, Stephen, Steven, Steve
French: Étienne
German: Stefan

Hungarian: István
Irish: Steafán, Stiofán
Italian: Stefano
Portuguese: Estêvão
Spanish: Esteban

References

Stephanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Stephanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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