Philoxenus
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Φιλόξενος (Philóxenos, from φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + ξένος (xénos, “foreigner”)).
Proper noun
Philoxenus m sg (genitive Philoxenī); second declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Bacchides of Plautus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Philoxenus |
| genitive | Philoxenī |
| dative | Philoxenō |
| accusative | Philoxenum |
| ablative | Philoxenō |
| vocative | Philoxene |
References
- “Philoxenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Philoxenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.