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Antinous

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See also: Antinoüs

English

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek Ἀντίνοος (Antínoos).

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Proper noun

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Antinous

  1. (history) A Bithynian Greek youth and lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian.
  2. (history, astronomy) A constellation created by the emperor Hadrian, now considered by astronomers to be a part of Aquila.
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Noun

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Antinous (plural Antinouses)

  1. A handsome young man.

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Latin

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Antinous of Bithynia, portrait bust in Thasian marble, Hadrian age (AD 130-138 CE), found in Patras.

Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek Ἀντίνοος (Antínoos).

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Proper noun

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Antinous m sg (genitive Antinoī); second declension

  1. Antinous (Emperor Hadrian’s lover)
  2. (astronomy) Antinous (astronomical constellation)

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Antinous
genitive Antinoī
dative Antinoō
accusative Antinoum
ablative Antinoō
vocative Antinoe

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