Linus
English
Etymology
From the name of the second pope, Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Linus
- A male given name from Latin.
- Template:RQ:Authorized Version, 2 Timothy 4:21:
- Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
- 2011 Lisa Genova, Left Neglected, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, pages 8-9:
- Yes, my children are Peanuts characters. Charlie, seven, and Lucy, five, were given their names without thought or reference to the comic strip. Charlie was named after Bob's grandfather and we both just liked the name Lucy. Then, when I was unexpectedly expecting again, […]
- "I'd go with Schroeder," a work colleague offered. "No, definitely Linus. Or Woodstock," said another. It was only then that I realized the pattern we'd started with our first two kids. And I liked the name Linus.
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Derived terms
Translations
male given name
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Linus
- a male given name, equivalent to English Linus.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.nus/, [ˈlʲɪnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.nus/, [ˈliːnus]
Proper noun
Linus m sg (genitive Linī); second declension
- Linus (a chiefly male given name from Ancient Greek), famously held by:
- A son of Apollo and Psammate, daughter of Crotopus, king of the Argives; he was given by his mother to the care of shepherds, and one day, being left alone, was torn to pieces by dogs; whereupon Apollo sent into the land a monster which destroyed everything, until slain by Chorœbus.
- The son of Apollo and Terpsichore, instructor of Orpheus and Hercules, the latter of whom killed him by a blow with the lyre. (Sextus Propertius confounds him with the preceding. According to others, he was a son of Mercury and Urania, and was killed by Apollo in Eubœa.)
- A fountain in Arcadia.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Linus |
Genitive | Linī |
Dative | Linō |
Accusative | Linum |
Ablative | Linō |
Vocative | Line |
Descendants
- English: Linus
References
- “Lĭnus (-os)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lĭnus ou Lĭnŏs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “914/1”
- “Linus (⁓os)” on page 1,034 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Swedish
Proper noun
Linus c (genitive Linus)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Linus.
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