Quintinus

Latin

Etymology

From Latin diminutive of Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”), itself from quīnque (“five”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷiːnˈtiː.nus/, [kʷiːn̪ˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwinˈti.nus/, [kwin̪ˈt̪iːnus]

Proper noun

Quīntīnus m sg (genitive Quīntīnī); second declension

1. a male given name. Feminine form: Quīntīna

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Quīntīnus
Genitive	Quīntīnī
Dative	Quīntīnō
Accusative	Quīntīnum
Ablative	Quīntīnō
Vocative	Quīntīne

Descendants

Descendants

• Basque: Kindin
• Breton: Kentin, Kintin
• Catalan: Quintí
• Cantonese Chinese: 昆廷 (Kwan-ting)
• Mandarin Chinese: 康坦 (Kāngtǎn), 昆廷 (Kūntíng)
• Corsican: Quintinu
• Dutch: Quintijn, Quentijn
• English: Quentin, Quintin
• Flemish: Quinten, Kwinten
• French: Quentin, Quintin

• Greek: Κοϊντίνος (Koïntínos), Κουϊντίνος (Kouïntínos), Κυντίνος (Kyntínos)
• Italian: Quintino
• Japanese: カンタン (Kantan), クエンティン (Kuentin)
• Lithuanian: Kventinas
• Polish: Kwintyn
• Portuguese: Quintino
• Russian: Квинтин (Kvintin)
• Serbo-Croatian: Kvintin
• Slovak: Quintin
• Spanish: Quintín
• Swedish: Qvintinus

References

• Quintīna, Quintīnus, Quintĭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “1,303/1”