Maximinus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin Maximus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnus

Latin Maximīnus

From Maximus + -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mak.sɪˈmiː.nʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [mak.siˈmiː.nus]

Proper noun

Maximīnus m sg (genitive Maximīnī); second declension

1. A Roman Emperor, Maximinus Thrax (Thrax meaning the Thracian)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Maximīnus
genitive	Maximīnī
dative	Maximīnō
accusative	Maximīnum
ablative	Maximīnō
vocative	Maximīne

Descendants

• → Italian: Massimino