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Latin
Etymology
For Ancient Greek φῐλεῖν (phĭleîn, “to love”) + αἰνός (ainós, “fearful”), literally “one whose love should be avoided”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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
Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).