Gensericus
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Latin
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Alternative forms
[edit]- Gaiserīcus (in earlier documents)
- Geiserīcus (in later documents)
Etymology
[edit]False form, from Proto-Germanic *gans + *rīks.
Correct form with diphthong is from *gaizaz + *rīks.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡen.seˈriː.kus/, [ɡẽːs̠ɛˈriːkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒen.seˈri.kus/, [d͡ʒenseˈriːkus]
Proper noun
[edit]Gēnserīcus m (genitive Gēnserīcī); second declension
- a male given name from Vandalic. A historic king of the Vandals.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Gēnserīcus | Gēnserīcī |
| Genitive | Gēnserīcī | Gēnserīcōrum |
| Dative | Gēnserīcō | Gēnserīcīs |
| Accusative | Gēnserīcum | Gēnserīcōs |
| Ablative | Gēnserīcō | Gēnserīcīs |
| Vocative | Gēnserīce | Gēnserīcī |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ferdinand Wrede: Über die Sprache der Wandalen. Ein Beitrag zur germanischen Namen- und Dialektforschung (Quellen und Forschungen zur Sprach- und Culturgeschichte der germanischen Völker. LIX.). Straßburg & London, 1886, p. 56ff.