"Confucius" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: /konˈfuː.ki.us/ [Classical-Latin], [kõːˈfuːkiʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /konˈfu.t͡ʃi.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [koɱˈfuːt͡ʃius] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”). Coined by Jesuit missionaries to China in the 16th century. Etymology templates: {{der|la|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|孔夫子|Master Kong}} 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Cōnfūcius<2>}} Cōnfūcius m sg (genitive Cōnfūciī or Cōnfūcī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Cōnfūcius<2>}} Forms: Cōnfūcius [canonical, masculine, singular], Cōnfūciī [genitive], Cōnfūcī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cōnfūcius [nominative, singular], Cōnfūciī [genitive, singular], Cōnfūcī [genitive, singular], Cōnfūciō [dative, singular], Cōnfūcium [accusative, singular], Cōnfūciō [ablative, singular], Cōnfūcī [singular, vocative]
  1. Confucius Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: Confūtius
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