Philaenium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
For Ancient Greek φῐλεῖν (phileîn, “to love”) + αἰνός (ainós, “fearful”), literally “one whose love should be avoided”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰiˈlae̯.ni.um/, [pʰɪˈɫ̪äe̯niʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fiˈle.ni.um/, [fiˈlɛːnium]
Proper noun edit
Philaenium n sg (genitive Philaeniī or Philaenī); second declension (Neuter in declension, but used as feminine, as usual for prostitutes.)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Asinaria of Plautus (a young prostitute)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Philaenium |
| Genitive | Philaeniī Philaenī1 |
| Dative | Philaeniō |
| Accusative | Philaenium |
| Ablative | Philaeniō |
| Vocative | Philaenium |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).