Photinus
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Φωτεινός (Phōteinós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰoːˈtiː.nus/, [pʰoːˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /foˈti.nus/, [foˈt̪iːnus]
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.
| 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