Philippus

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈlɪpʊs/

Proper noun

Philippus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Philippus' or Philippi or (with an article) Philippus)

1. (historical, also biblical) Philip

Related terms

• Philipp (given name)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pʰiˈlip.pus/, [pʰɪˈlʲɪpːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fiˈlip.pus/, [fiˈlipːus]

Proper noun

Philippus m sg (genitive Philippī); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Philip

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only

	singular
nominative	Philippus
genitive	Philippī
dative	Philippō
accusative	Philippum
ablative	Philippō
vocative	Philippe

Related terms

• Philippēum
• Philippēus
• Philippica
• Philippicus
• Philippīnae

References

• “Philippus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Philippus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Philippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos)

Proper noun

Philippus m

1. Phillip II of Macedon
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     ...⁊ hēo wæs Philippuses steoƿmōdor.

     ...and she was Phillip's stepmother.

Declension

Declension of Philippus (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Philippus	—
accusative	Philippus	—
genitive	Philippuses	—
dative	Philippuse	—