Philoxenus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φιλόξενος (Philóxenos, from φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) +‎ ξένος (xénos, “foreigner”)).

Proper noun

Philoxenus m sg (genitive Philoxenī); second declension

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Bacchides of Plautus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case 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.
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