Christopherus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A variant of Latin Chrīstophorus.
Pronunciation
[edit](Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰriːsˈto.pʰe.rus/, [kʰriːs̠ˈt̪ɔpʰɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /krisˈto.fe.rus/, [krisˈt̪ɔːferus]
Proper noun
[edit]Chrīstopherus m sg (genitive Chrīstopherī); second declension
- male given name Christopher
- a Roman praenomen from Greek
- Saint Christopher; Christopher Columbus
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Chrīstopherus |
| genitive | Chrīstopherī |
| dative | Chrīstopherō |
| accusative | Chrīstopherum |
| ablative | Chrīstopherō |
| vocative | Chrīstophere |
Descendants
[edit]- Danish: Christoffer, Kristoffer
- Dutch: Christoffel, Christophe, Kristof
- Middle English: Kristoffer, Cristofre
- English: Christopher
- French: Christophe
- German: Christoph, Christoffer
- Italian: Cristofero
- Icelandic: Kristófer
- Ligurian: Christoffa
- Norwegian: Christopher, Christoffer, Kristoffer
- Old Spanish: Cristóval
- Portuguese: Cristóvão
- Swedish: Christoffer, Kristoffer