Philoxenus

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Φιλόξενος (Philóxenos, from φίλος (phílos, beloved) +‎ ξένος (xénos, foreigner)).

Proper noun

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Philoxenus m sg (genitive Philoxenī); second declension

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, character in the play Bacchides of Plautus

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

References

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