Hyginus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑγῖνος (Hugînos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hyˈɡiː.nus/, [hʏˈɡiːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈd͡ʒi.nus/, [iˈd͡ʒiːnus]
Proper noun edit
Hygīnus m sg (genitive Hygīnī); second declension
- A Roman surname
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hygīnus |
| Genitive | Hygīnī |
| Dative | Hygīnō |
| Accusative | Hygīnum |
| Ablative | Hygīnō |
| Vocative | Hygīne |
References edit
- “Hyginus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hyginus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Hyginus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Hyginus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray