Albinus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Albīnus m (genitive Albīnī); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albin

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

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

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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