Macrinus

Latin

Etymology

From macer +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maˈkriː.nus/, [mäˈkriːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈkri.nus/, [mäˈkriːnus]

Proper noun

Macrīnus m sg (genitive Macrīnī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Macrinus, a Roman emperor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Macrīnus
Genitive	Macrīnī
Dative	Macrīnō
Accusative	Macrīnum
Ablative	Macrīnō
Vocative	Macrīne

References

• “Macrinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Macrinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.