Ignatius

English

Etymology

A saints' name from the Latin gens name Ignatius, Egnatius, of uncertain meaning, by folk etymology associated with Latin ignis (“fire”). It might be related to Ancient Greek ἴγνης (ígnēs, “indigene”), ἴγνητος (ígnētos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪɡˈneɪʃəs/
  • Hyphenation: Ig‧na‧tius

Proper noun

Ignatius

  1. A male given name; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.

Translations

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiŋnɑːtsiu̯s/, [ˈiŋnɑːt̪s̠iu̯s̠] (influenced by Swedish)
  • Hyphenation: Ig‧na‧ti‧us

Proper noun

Ignatius

  1. A Finnish surname​.

Declension
Inflection of Ignatius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Ignatius Ignatiukset
genitive Ignatiuksen Ignatiusten
Ignatiuksien
partitive Ignatiusta Ignatiuksia
illative Ignatiukseen Ignatiuksiin
singular plural
nominative Ignatius Ignatiukset
accusative nom. Ignatius Ignatiukset
gen. Ignatiuksen
genitive Ignatiuksen Ignatiusten
Ignatiuksien
partitive Ignatiusta Ignatiuksia
inessive Ignatiuksessa Ignatiuksissa
elative Ignatiuksesta Ignatiuksista
illative Ignatiukseen Ignatiuksiin
adessive Ignatiuksella Ignatiuksilla
ablative Ignatiukselta Ignatiuksilta
allative Ignatiukselle Ignatiuksille
essive Ignatiuksena Ignatiuksina
translative Ignatiukseksi Ignatiuksiksi
instructive — Ignatiuksin
abessive Ignatiuksetta Ignatiuksitta
comitative — Ignatiuksineen

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰγνάτιος (Ignátios)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /iɡˈnaː.ti.us/, [ɪŋˈnaː.ti.ʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈɲa.t͡si.us/, [iɲˈɲaː.t͡si.us]

Proper noun

Ignātius m (genitive Ignātiī); second declension

  1. A male given name

References
  • Ignatius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Ignatius in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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