Iustinus

Latin

Alternative forms

Jūstīnus

Etymology

From iūstus (“just, fair, righteous”) +‎ -īnus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos (“just, lawful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- (“upright; justice, law”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯uːsˈtiː.nus/, [i̯uːs̠ˈt̪iːnʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jusˈti.nus/, [jusˈt̪iːnus]

Proper noun

Iūstīnus m sg (genitive Iūstīnī); second declension

a male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin
Justin:
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by M. Junianus Justinus (Justin), a 2nd century C.E. Latin writer and historian of the Roman Empire
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Justin Martyr (c. 100–165 C.E.), early Christian apologist, philosopher, saint, and martyr
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flavius Justinus (Justin I) (c. 450–527 C.E.), Roman Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, founder of the Justinian dynasty, adoptive uncle of Justinian the Great
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Justinus Iunior (Justin II) (c. 520–578 C.E.), third Byzantine Roman Emperor of the Justinian imperial dynasty, adopted heir of Justinian the Great

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iūstīnus
Genitive	Iūstīnī
Dative	Iūstīnō
Accusative	Iūstīnum
Ablative	Iūstīnō
Vocative	Iūstīne

Derived terms

Iūstīna
Iūstīniānus

Descendants

→ Byzantine Greek: Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos)
- Greek: Ιουστίνος (Ioustínos)
- → Russian: Иусти́н (Iustín)
Aragonese: Chustín
Catalan: Justí
→ Dutch: Justinus
→ English: Justin
- → Russian: Джа́стин (Džástin)
→ Estonian: Justinus
→ Faroese: Jústinus
→ Finnish: Justinus
French: Justin
→ German: Justin
Galician: Xustino
→ Hungarian: Iusztinosz
Italian: Giustino
→ Latvian: Justīns
Neapolitan: Giustino
Romanian: Iustin
Sardinian: Giustinu
Sicilian: Giustinu
→ Polish: Justyn
Portuguese: Justino
→ Russian: Юсти́н (Justín)
→ Slovene: Justin
Spanish: Justín