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porphyrogenitus

UK/ˌpɔːfɪɹəˈdʒɛnɪtəs/

porphyrogenitus is the alternative form of porphyrogenite.

Meaning of porphyrogenite

Noun

porphyrogenite (plural porphyrogenites)

  1. (historical) An honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.

Forms of porphyrogenitus

pluralporphyrogeniti

Origin of porphyrogenitus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin porphyrogenitus.

Questions about porphyrogenitus

What is porphyrogenitus the alternative form of?
Porphyrogenitus is the alternative form of porphyrogenite.
How do you pronounce porphyrogenitus?
Porphyrogenitus is pronounced /ˌpɔːfɪɹəˈdʒɛnɪtəs/ (UK).

Words near porphyrogenitus in the dictionary

  1. porphyrogenitic
  2. porphyrogenitism
  3. porphyrogenitoi
  4. porphyrogenitos
  5. porphyrogeniture
  6. porphyrogenitus
  7. porphyrogennetos
  8. porphyroid
  9. porphyroids
  10. porphyromonad
  11. porphyromonads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: porphyrogenitus (page history and authors); porphyrogenite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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