LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Tryphōn1

Tryphōn m sg (genitive Tryphōnis)
Classical[ˈtry.pʰoːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.fon]

Meaning

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTryphōn—
genitiveTryphōnis—
dativeTryphōnī—
accusativeTryphōnem—
ablativeTryphōne—
vocativeTryphōn—

Tryphon, ōnis, m.
I. A surgeon, Cels. 6, 5; 7 praef.—
II. A king in Syria, Just. 36, 1, 7; 38, 9, 3; 39, 1, 3.—
III. A surname of Ptolemy Philopator, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208. —
IV. A publisher of Rome, Quint. ad Tryph. 1 sqq.; Mart. 4, 72, 2; 13, 3, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρῡ́φων (Trū́phōn).

Descendants
  • TranslingualTryphon

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

noun · masculinethird declension
Tryphōn2
Tryphōn m (genitive Tryphōnis)
Classical[ˈtry.pʰoːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.fon]

Meaning

  1. Any wasp of the genus Tryphon.
    [...] Si consideramus, nos, hoc respectu, du plurimis speciebus nihil scire, interque 235 species Tryphonum tres tantum esse (Tr. praerogatorem, compunctorem, et marginatorium), de quibus ex observationibus constat, larvas eorum in larvis aliorum insectorum degere, consiteri nos oportet, hic multa adhuc observatori sedulo revelanda esse.… If we consider that we know nothing about most of the species in this respect, and that among the 235 species of Tryphon-genus wasps there are only three (T. praerogator, compunctor, and marginatorius), of which it is clear from observations that their larvae live in the larvae of other insects, we must conclude that here much still needs to be revealed to the diligent observer.1829, Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst, Ichneumonologia europaea., volume 1, page X-XI:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTryphōnTryphōnēs
genitiveTryphōnisTryphōnum
dativeTryphōnīTryphōnibus
accusativeTryphōnemTryphōnēs
ablativeTryphōneTryphōnibus
vocativeTryphōnTryphōnēs

Origins

Borrowed from translingual Tryphon, itself borrowed from Latin Tryphōn (given name).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does Tryphōn mean in Latin?
Tryphōn, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Ancient Greek”.
What is the genitive of Tryphōn?
The genitive singular is Tryphōnis. Tryphōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Tryphōn?
In classical Latin, [ˈtry.pʰoːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.fon].