Greuthungi
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]According to Schönfeld, the name means something like "gravel people" and is derived from Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit”). More at Greuthungi. Compare Ancient Greek Γρόθιγγοι (Gróthingoi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡreu̯ˈtʰun.ɡiː/, [ɡrɛu̯ˈt̪ʰʊŋɡiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡreu̯ˈtun.d͡ʒi/, [ɡreu̯ˈt̪un̠ʲd͡ʒi]
Proper noun
[edit]Greuthungī m pl (genitive Greuthungōrum); second declension
- A Gothic tribe of the Pontic steppe
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Greuthungī |
| genitive | Greuthungōrum |
| dative | Greuthungīs |
| accusative | Greuthungōs |
| ablative | Greuthungīs |
| vocative | Greuthungī |
References
[edit]- 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.113