Alexius
English
Etymology
From Latin Alexius, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios) or Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈlɛk.si.əs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Alexius
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Usage notes
- Name of a fifth century saint, famous in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Rare in English in this form.
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Translations
male given name
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios), from Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “guard, protect”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈɫɛk.si.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈlɛk.si.us]
Proper noun
Alexius m sg (genitive Alexiī or Alexī); second declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Alexius |
| genitive | Alexiī Alexī1 |
| dative | Alexiō |
| accusative | Alexium |
| ablative | Alexiō |
| vocative | Alexī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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