Alexandrinus
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἀλεξανδρῖνος (Alexandrînos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.ɫɛk.sanˈdriː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.leɡ.zan̪ˈd̪riː.nus]
Adjective
Alexandrīnus (feminine Alexandrīna, neuter Alexandrīnum); first/second-declension adjective
- Alexandrian or Alexandrine (of or pertaining to the Egyptian port city of Alexandria)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Alexandrīnus | Alexandrīna | Alexandrīnum | Alexandrīnī | Alexandrīnae | Alexandrīna | |
| genitive | Alexandrīnī | Alexandrīnae | Alexandrīnī | Alexandrīnōrum | Alexandrīnārum | Alexandrīnōrum | |
| dative | Alexandrīnō | Alexandrīnae | Alexandrīnō | Alexandrīnīs | |||
| accusative | Alexandrīnum | Alexandrīnam | Alexandrīnum | Alexandrīnōs | Alexandrīnās | Alexandrīna | |
| ablative | Alexandrīnō | Alexandrīnā | Alexandrīnō | Alexandrīnīs | |||
| vocative | Alexandrīne | Alexandrīna | Alexandrīnum | Alexandrīnī | Alexandrīnae | Alexandrīna | |
Noun
Alexandrīnus m (genitive Alexandrīnī, feminine Alexandrīna); second declension
- an Alexandrian or Alexandrine [man] (a native or inhabitant of the Egyptian port city of Alexandria)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | Alexandrīnus | Alexandrīna | Alexandrīnī | Alexandrīnae | |
| genitive | Alexandrīnī | Alexandrīnae | Alexandrīnōrum | Alexandrīnārum | |
| dative | Alexandrīnō | Alexandrīnae | Alexandrīnīs | Alexandrīnīs | |
| accusative | Alexandrīnum | Alexandrīnam | Alexandrīnōs | Alexandrīnās | |
| ablative | Alexandrīnō | Alexandrīnā | Alexandrīnīs | Alexandrīnīs | |
| vocative | Alexandrīne | Alexandrīna | Alexandrīnī | Alexandrīnae | |
Synonyms
- (an Alexandrian, Alexandrine): Alexandreus
Descendants
- Catalan: alexandrí
- French: alexandrin, Alexandrin
- Galician: alexandrino
- Italian: alessandrino
- Occitan: alexandrin
- Portuguese: alexandrino
- Romanian: alexandrin
- Sicilian: lisciannarinu, sciannarinu
- Spanish: alejandrino