Thervingi
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]According 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
[edit]Thervingī m pl (genitive Thervingōrum); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, plural only.
| 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