Augustinus

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Augustīnus.

Proper noun

Augustinus m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Augustinus: Augustinusarson or Augustinusson
• daughter of Augustinus: Augustinusardóttir or Augustinusdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Augustinus
Accusative	Augustinus
Dative	Augustinusi
Genitive	Augustinusar, Augustinus

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Latin

Etymology

Augustus +‎ -īnus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /au̯.ɡusˈtiː.nus/, [äu̯ɡʊs̠ˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯.ɡusˈti.nus/, [äu̯ɡusˈt̪iːnus]

Adjective

Augustīnus (feminine Augustīna, neuter Augustīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to Augustus
2. (Medieval Latin) Synonym of magnificus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Augustīnus	Augustīna	Augustīnum		Augustīnī	Augustīnae	Augustīna
Genitive	Augustīnī	Augustīnae	Augustīnī		Augustīnōrum	Augustīnārum	Augustīnōrum
Dative	Augustīnō		Augustīnō		Augustīnīs
Accusative	Augustīnum	Augustīnam	Augustīnum		Augustīnōs	Augustīnās	Augustīna
Ablative	Augustīnō	Augustīnā	Augustīnō		Augustīnīs
Vocative	Augustīne	Augustīna	Augustīnum		Augustīnī	Augustīnae	Augustīna

References

• “1. Augustīnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Augustinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• 2 Augustīnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “191/1”
• “Augustīnus” on page 214/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Proper noun

Augustīnus m sg (genitive Augustīnī); second declension

1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Decimus Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (AD 354–430), an early Christian theologian and philosopher, the greatest of the Latin fathers

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Augustīnus
Genitive	Augustīnī
Dative	Augustīnō
Accusative	Augustīnum
Ablative	Augustīnō
Vocative	Augustīne

Alternative forms

• Aug. (abbreviation)

Descendants

• Basque: Agosti
• Catalan: Agustí
• English: Augustine, Austin
• French: Augustin
• German: Augustin
• Italian: Agostino
• Portuguese: Agostinho
• Russian: Августин (Avgustin)
• Spanish: Agustín

References

• “2. Augustīnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• 1 Augustīnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “191/1”

Further reading

• Augustinus (nomen) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
• Decimus Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

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Swedish

Proper noun

Augustinus

1. St. Augustine