Valentinus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentine, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvælənˈtaɪ.nəs/, /ˌvælənˈtɪ.nəs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪnəs, -ɪnəs

Proper noun

Valentinus

  1. (historical) A Gnostic theologian who lived in Egypt and Rome c. 100 – c. 153.

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Valentia (which see) + -īnus (“-ine”, forming adjectives).

    Adjective

    Valentīnus (feminine Valentīna, neuter Valentīnum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. pertaining to Valentia (which see)
    2. (nominalized, in the plural, masculine) inhabitants of Valentia
    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative Valentīnus Valentīna Valentīnum Valentīnī Valentīnae Valentīna
    genitive Valentīnī Valentīnae Valentīnī Valentīnōrum Valentīnārum Valentīnōrum
    dative Valentīnō Valentīnae Valentīnō Valentīnīs
    accusative Valentīnum Valentīnam Valentīnum Valentīnōs Valentīnās Valentīna
    ablative Valentīnō Valentīnā Valentīnō Valentīnīs
    vocative Valentīne Valentīna Valentīnum Valentīnī Valentīnae Valentīna
    Alternative forms

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
    Proto-Italic *walēō
    Latin valeō
    Latin valēnsnom.
    Latin Valēns
    Proto-Indo-European *-nós
    Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
    Proto-Italic *-īnos
    Latin -īnus
    Latin Valentīnus

      Patronymic from Valēns +‎ -īnus (“-ine”, forming adjectives). Compare Cōnstantīnus.

      Proper noun

      Valentīnus m sg (genitive Valentīnī, feminine Valentīna); second declension

      1. a masculine cognomen and praenomen, most notably held by Valentinus (Gnostic) and Saint Valentine
      Declension

      Second-declension noun, singular only.

      singular
      nominative Valentīnus
      genitive Valentīnī
      dative Valentīnō
      accusative Valentīnum
      ablative Valentīnō
      vocative Valentīne
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