Greuthungi

Latin

Alternative forms

• Greothingi, Greutungi

Etymology

According to Schönfeld, the name means something like "gravel people" and is derived from Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit”). More at Greuthungi. Compare Ancient Greek Γρόθιγγοι (Gróthingoi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡreu̯ˈtʰun.ɡiː/, [ɡrɛu̯ˈt̪ʰʊŋɡiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡreu̯ˈtun.d͡ʒi/, [ɡreu̯ˈt̪un̠ʲd͡ʒi]

Proper noun

Greuthungī m pl (genitive Greuthungōrum); second declension

1. A Gothic tribe of the Pontic steppe

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Greuthungī
Genitive	Greuthungōrum
Dative	Greuthungīs
Accusative	Greuthungōs
Ablative	Greuthungīs
Vocative	Greuthungī

References

• M. Schönfeld, Wörterbuch der altgermanischen Personen- und Völkernamen: Nach der Überlieferung des klassischen Altertums bearbeitet (series: Germanische Bibliothek: I. Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher: IV. Reihe: Wörterbücher, edited by Wilhelm Streitberg), Heidelberg, 1911, p.113