LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Adephonsus

Adephonsus m sg (genitive Adephonsī)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinmasculinesingulara male given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAdephonsus—
genitiveAdephonsī
Alphōnsī
—
dativeAdephonsō
Alphōnsō
—
accusativeAdephonsum
Alphōnsum
—
ablativeAdephonsō
Alphōnsō
—
vocativeAdephonse
Alphōnse
—

Origins

From a Germanic source, probably Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Documented from the eighth century in this form. The earliest historical figure with this name was Alfonso I of Asturias.

Descendants
  • CatalanAlfons
  • CatalanAnfós
  • PortugueseAlfonsofrom Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso
  • PortugueseAfonsofrom Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso
  • SpanishAlfonso
  • EnglishAlfonsofrom Spanish Alfonso
  • FrenchAlphonsefrom Spanish Alfonso
  • EnglishAlphonsefrom Spanish Alfonso
  • ItalianAlfonsofrom Spanish Alfonso
  • SpanishAlonso

Quick answers

What does Adephonsus mean in Latin?
Adephonsus, a proper noun, means “a male given name”.
What is the genitive of Adephonsus?
The genitive singular is Adephonsī. Adephonsus is masculine, second declension.