"Linus" meaning in Latin

See Linus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈliː.nus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈlʲiːnʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈli.nus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈliːnus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|bor|grc>Λῖνος>Q15196019|id=Q15196019|text=+}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Līnus<2>}} Līnus m sg (genitive Līnī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Līnus<2>}} Forms: Līnus [canonical, masculine, singular], Līnī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Līnus [nominative, singular], Līnī [genitive, singular], Līnō [dative, singular], Līnum [accusative, singular], Līnō [ablative, singular], Līne [singular, vocative], Līnos [alternative]
  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek
    A son of Apollo and Psammate, daughter of Crotopus, king of the Argives; he was given by his mother to the care of shepherds, and one day, being left alone, was torn to pieces by dogs; whereupon Apollo sent into the land a monster which destroyed everything, until slain by Chorœbus.
    Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Latin given names, Latin male given names
    Sense id: en-Linus-la-name-VZA8FNma Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek
    The son of Apollo and Terpsichore, instructor of Orpheus and Hercules, the latter of whom killed him by a blow with the lyre. (Sextus Propertius confounds him with the preceding. According to others, he was a son of Mercury and Urania, and was killed by Apollo in Eubœa.)
    Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Latin given names, Latin male given names
    Sense id: en-Linus-la-name-Q03fSnb7 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37
  3. a male given name from Ancient Greek
    A fountain in Arcadia.
    Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Latin given names, Latin male given names
    Sense id: en-Linus-la-name-jmd8NWZf Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37

Inflected forms

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