Gildasius

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew גֶּלֶד (geleḏ, skin), as in Job 16:15, + -ās +‎ -ius.[1]

Proper noun

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Gildāsius m sg (genitive Gildāsiī); second declension

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Gildāsius
Genitive Gildāsiī
Dative Gildāsiō
Accusative Gildāsium
Ablative Gildāsiō
Vocative Gildāsī

Descendants

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  • Breton: Gweltaz, Gentaz
  • Middle English: Gildas
  • Old French: Gildas

References

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  1. ^ Howlett, David (2017) “The Start of the Anglo-Latin Tradition”, in Richard Ashdowne, Carolinne White, editors, Latin in Medieval Britain, British Academy, →DOI, →ISBN