Alexandrinus

== English == === Etymology === Literally "of Alexandria." The Codex Alexandrinus got its name from its historical association with the Egyptian city of Alexandria. === Proper noun === the Alexandrinus Short for Codex Alexandrinus; a 5th-century manuscript written in Greek uncial script that contains the majority of the Old and New Testaments; one of the earliest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Bible. === References === == Latin == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek Ἀλεξανδρῖνος (Alexandrînos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.ɫɛk.sanˈdriː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.leɡ.zanˈdriː.nus] === Adjective === Alexandrīnus (feminine Alexandrīna, neuter Alexandrīnum); first/second-declension adjective Alexandrian or Alexandrine (of or pertaining to the Egyptian port city of Alexandria) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === Noun === Alexandrīnus m (genitive Alexandrīnī, feminine Alexandrīna); second declension an Alexandrian or Alexandrine [man] (a native or inhabitant of the Egyptian port city of Alexandria) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Synonyms ==== (an Alexandrian, Alexandrine): Alexandreus ==== Descendants ====