LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

patrīnus

patrīnus m (genitive patrīnī)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latingodfather
    ⟦№⟧ 125 ⟦Infans⟧ Maria Barbara ⟦Parentes⟧ Jacob Borer et Anna Maria Krumackheri ⟦Patrini⟧ Jacob Baschung et Barbara Borere. ⟦Annus et dies⟧ 13. 8b[ris] 1733. ⟦Locus⟧ Parentes ex Castel patrinus ex Melti[n]g[en] Mühle matrina ex Breitenbach

Origins

From patr- (“father”) + -īnus. First attested in the eighth century CE.

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchparrain
  • Frenchparrein
  • Frenchparrin
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpadrí
  • Occitanpairin
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepadrinhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese padrỹo
  • Spanishpadrino
  • Asturianpadrín
  • Galicianpadriñofrom Old Galician-Portuguese padrỹo
Italo-Romance
  • Italianpadrino
  • Malteseparrinufrom Sicilian parrinu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshpadrin
  • Romanshpadrign
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianpadren
  • Ligurianpoin
  • Ligurianpoen

Quick answers

What does patrīnus mean in Latin?
patrīnus, a noun, means “godfather”.
What is the genitive of patrīnus?
The genitive singular is patrīnī. patrīnus is masculine, second declension.