porphyrogenitus

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin porphyrogenitus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔːfɪɹəˈdʒɛnɪtəs/

Noun

porphyrogenitus (plural porphyrogeniti)

1. Alternative form of porphyrogenite.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Porphyrogenitus

Etymology

Partial calque of Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος (porphurogénnētos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /por.pʰy.roˈɡe.ni.tus/, [pɔrpʰʏrɔˈɡɛnɪt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /por.fi.roˈd͡ʒe.ni.tus/, [porfiroˈd͡ʒɛːnit̪us]

Adjective

porphyrogenitus (feminine porphyrogenita, neuter porphyrogenitum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) born to the purple, porphyrogenite

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	porphyrogenitus	porphyrogenita	porphyrogenitum		porphyrogenitī	porphyrogenitae	porphyrogenita
Genitive	porphyrogenitī	porphyrogenitae	porphyrogenitī		porphyrogenitōrum	porphyrogenitārum	porphyrogenitōrum
Dative	porphyrogenitō		porphyrogenitō		porphyrogenitīs
Accusative	porphyrogenitum	porphyrogenitam	porphyrogenitum		porphyrogenitōs	porphyrogenitās	porphyrogenita
Ablative	porphyrogenitō	porphyrogenitā	porphyrogenitō		porphyrogenitīs
Vocative	porphyrogenite	porphyrogenita	porphyrogenitum		porphyrogenitī	porphyrogenitae	porphyrogenita

References

• porphyrogenitus 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)
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “porphyrogenitus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC