Odinus
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Óðinn. Morphologically, the second n of Óðinn is parallel to Latin -us.
The th-variants originate with native speakers of Old Norse, and likely reflect their spelling and pronunciation habits.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈoː.di.nus/, [ˈoːd̪ɪnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.di.nus/, [ˈɔːd̪inus]
Proper noun
editŌdinus m sg (genitive Ōdinī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin, Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Odin
- c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum book 1 chapter 7.1 and book 2 chapter 7.25:
- Ea tempestate cum Othinus quidam Europa tota falso diuinitatis titulo censeretur ...
- In those days there was someone called Odin, who was in all of Europe falsely considered to be a divinity ...
- Et nunc ille ubi sit, qui uulgo dicitur Othin
Armipotens, uno semper contentus ocello?- And now where is he, whom people call Odin,
Armipotent, always content with a single eye?
- And now where is he, whom people call Odin,
- c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum book 1 chapter 7.1 and book 2 chapter 7.25:
Usage notes
edit- Also called Mercury (Mercurius), via interpretation.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ōdinus |
Genitive | Ōdinī |
Dative | Ōdinō |
Accusative | Ōdinum |
Ablative | Ōdinō |
Vocative | Ōdine |
Synonyms
edit- Vōdanus (from continental Germanic, attested in the 7th century in Vita Sancti Columbani by Jonas of Bobbio)
References
edit- Odinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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