Paphnutius

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παφνούτιος (Paphnoútios), from Coptic ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ (paphnouti).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /papʰˈnuː.ti.us/, [päpʰˈnuːt̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pafˈnut.t͡si.us/, [päfˈnut̪ː͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Paphnūtius m sg (genitive Paphnūtiī or Paphnūtī); second declension

1. a male given name from Coptic

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Paphnūtius
Genitive	Paphnūtiī Paphnūtī1
Dative	Paphnūtiō
Accusative	Paphnūtium
Ablative	Paphnūtiō
Vocative	Paphnūtī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• → French: Paphnuce
• → Italian: Pafnuzio
• → Spanish: Pafnucio

References

• Paphnutius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia