Thervingi
Latin
editEtymology
editAccording to Schönfeld, the name means something like "forest people" and is derived from Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “piece of wood”). More at Thervingi.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tʰerˈu̯in.ɡiː/, [t̪ʰɛrˈu̯ɪŋɡiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈvin.d͡ʒi/, [t̪erˈvin̠ʲd͡ʒi]
Proper noun
editThervingī m pl (genitive Thervingōrum); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Thervingī |
Genitive | Thervingōrum |
Dative | Thervingīs |
Accusative | Thervingōs |
Ablative | Thervingīs |
Vocative | Thervingī |
References
edit- “Thervingi”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- 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.222