Stephanus

German

Alternative forms

Stefanus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛfanʊs/

Proper noun

Stephanus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Stephanus' or Stephani)

(biblical) Stephen the protomartyr.

Derived terms

Stefan, Stephan (given name)
Stephanus-Steinigen

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos, “crown”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈste.pʰa.nus/, [ˈs̠t̪ɛpʰänʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈste.fa.nus/, [ˈst̪ɛːfänus]

Proper noun

Stephanus m (genitive Stephanī); second declension

a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Stephanus	Stephanī
Genitive	Stephanī	Stephanōrum
Dative	Stephanō	Stephanīs
Accusative	Stephanum	Stephanōs
Ablative	Stephanō	Stephanīs
Vocative	Stephane	Stephanī

Descendants

Catalan: Esteve
Dutch: Stefan
English: Stephan, Stephen, Steven, Steve
Franco-Provençal: Étièvo
→ French: Stéphane
Galician: Estevo
German: Stefan
Hungarian: István
Irish: Steafán, Stiofán
Italian: Stefano
Old French:
- French: Étienne
Portuguese: Estêvão
Spanish: Esteban

References

“Stephanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Stephanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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