Gensericus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- Gaiserīcus (in earlier documents)
- Geiserīcus (in later documents)
Etymology edit
False form, from Proto-Germanic *gans + *rīks.
Correct form with diphthong is from *gaizaz + *rīks.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡen.seˈriː.kus/, [ɡẽːs̠ɛˈriːkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒen.seˈri.kus/, [d͡ʒenseˈriːkus]
Proper noun edit
Gēnserīcus m (genitive Gēnserīcī); second declension
- a male given name from Vandalic. A historic king of the Vandals.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Gēnserīcus | Gēnserīcī |
| Genitive | Gēnserīcī | Gēnserīcōrum |
| Dative | Gēnserīcō | Gēnserīcīs |
| Accusative | Gēnserīcum | Gēnserīcōs |
| Ablative | Gēnserīcō | Gēnserīcīs |
| Vocative | Gēnserīce | Gēnserīcī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Ferdinand Wrede: Über die Sprache der Wandalen. Ein Beitrag zur germanischen Namen- und Dialektforschung (Quellen und Forschungen zur Sprach- und Culturgeschichte der germanischen Völker. LIX.). Straßburg & London, 1886, p. 56ff.