Frisii
English
editNoun
editFrisii pl (plural only)
- (historical) A tribe of Northern Germany who dwelt between the rivers Rhine and Ems.
Latin
editEtymology
editPossibly named for their curly hair, from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“curly, frizzy”), which might possibly be from Proto-Indo-European *prews-, which Pokorny says means to burn as well as to freeze (see Sanskrit प्लोषति (ploṣati)). If valid, this could derive from the warping of objects under temperature extremes.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfriː.si.iː/, [ˈfriːs̠iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfri.si.i/, [ˈfriːs̬iː]
Proper noun
editFrīsiī m pl (genitive Frīsiōrum); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Frīsiī |
Genitive | Frīsiōrum |
Dative | Frīsiīs |
Accusative | Frīsiōs |
Ablative | Frīsiīs |
Vocative | Frīsiī |
References
edit- “Frisii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Frisii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Frisii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Markey, Thomas L. (1981): Frisians
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