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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βενιᾱμῑ́ν (Beniāmī́n), itself from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamín).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Beniāmīnus m sg (genitive Beniāmīnī); second declension

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, the thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Beniāmīnus
Genitive Beniāmīnī
Dative Beniāmīnō
Accusative Beniāmīnum
Ablative Beniāmīnō
Vocative Beniāmīne

Descendants edit

  • Italian: Beniamino