Zenobius

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English

Etymology

From Latin Zēnobius, from Ancient Greek Ζηνόβιος (Zēnóbios).

Proper noun

Zenobius (feminine Zenobia)

  1. A male given name of historical usage

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζηνόβιος (Zēnóbios).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Zēnobius m (genitive Zēnobiī or Zēnobī, feminine Zēnobia); second declension

  1. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Zenobius

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Zēnobius
genitive Zēnobiī
Zēnobī1
dative Zēnobiō
accusative Zēnobium
ablative Zēnobiō
vocative Zēnobī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • English: Zenobius
  • French: Zénobe
  • Italian: Zenobio
  • Spanish: Zenobio, Cenobio

Further reading

  • Zenobius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.