Stephanus

German

Alternative forms

Stefanus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛfanʊs/

Proper noun

Stephanus m (genitive Stephanus' or Stephani)

(biblical) Stephen the protomartyr.

Derived terms

Stefan, Stephan (given name)
Stephanus-Steinigen

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), "crown".

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈste.pʰa.nus/, [ˈstɛ.pʰa.nʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈste.fa.nus/, [ˈsteː.fa.nus]

Proper noun

Stephanus m (genitive Stephanī); second declension

A male given name equivalent to Stephen.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Stephanus	Stephanī
Genitive	Stephanī	Stephanōrum
Dative	Stephanō	Stephanīs
Accusative	Stephanum	Stephanōs
Ablative	Stephanō	Stephanīs
Vocative	Stephane	Stephanī

Descendants

Catalan: Esteve
Dutch: Stefan
English: Stephan, Stephen, Steven, Steve
French: Étienne
German: Stefan

Hungarian: István
Irish: Steafán, Stiofán
Italian: Stefano
Portuguese: Estêvão
Spanish: Esteban

References

Stephanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Stephanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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