peregrinus

Latin

Etymology

From peregrē (“abroad”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pe.reˈɡriː.nus/, [pɛ.rɛˈɡriː.nʊs]

Adjective

peregrīnus (feminine peregrīna, neuter peregrīnum); first/second declension

  1. foreign, alien
  2. exotic

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative peregrīnus peregrīna peregrīnum peregrīnī peregrīnae peregrīna
genitive peregrīnī peregrīnae peregrīnī peregrīnōrum peregrīnārum peregrīnōrum
dative peregrīnō peregrīnō peregrīnīs
accusative peregrīnum peregrīnam peregrīnum peregrīnōs peregrīnās peregrīna
ablative peregrīnō peregrīnā peregrīnō peregrīnīs
vocative peregrīne peregrīna peregrīnum peregrīnī peregrīnae peregrīna

Noun

peregrīnus m (genitive peregrīnī); second declension

  1. foreigner; traveler

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative peregrīnus peregrīnī
genitive peregrīnī peregrīnōrum
dative peregrīnō peregrīnīs
accusative peregrīnum peregrīnōs
ablative peregrīnō peregrīnīs
vocative peregrīne peregrīnī

Usage notes

In (law) it is still used to mean a foreigner who is neither resident nor domiciled in the jurisdiction of the court.

Descendants

References

  • peregrinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • peregrinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • peregrinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • peregrinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • peregrinus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • peregrinus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • peregrinus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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