Albinus

Latin

Etymology

Albīnus and Albīna are derived from the Latin proper name Albus/Alba, with the suffix -īnus/-īna. Finally from the Latin adjective albus/alba (white).[1]

Proper noun

Albīnus m (genitive Albīnī); second declension

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albin.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Albīnus Albīnī
Genitive Albīnī Albīnōrum
Dative Albīnō Albīnīs
Accusative Albīnum Albīnōs
Ablative Albīnō Albīnīs
Vocative Albīne Albīnī

Descendants

References

  • Albinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Albinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  1. Albino; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, →ISBN
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