Gensericus
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Latin[edit]
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) 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.