Saxo
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *sahsō, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs (“dagger, knife”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsak.soː/, [ˈs̠äks̠oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsak.so/, [ˈsäkso]
Noun
Saxō m (genitive Saxōnis); third declension
- A person from the Germanic tribal community of the Saxons
- (Medieval Latin, Britain, Ireland, by extension) An English person.
- Synonym: Anglosaxones (in plural)
- (Medieval Latin, Germany) A speaker of Low German. [from 12th c.]
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Saxō | Saxōnēs |
| Genitive | Saxōnis | Saxōnum |
| Dative | Saxōnī | Saxōnibus |
| Accusative | Saxōnem | Saxōnēs |
| Ablative | Saxōne | Saxōnibus |
| Vocative | Saxō | Saxōnēs |
Descendants
References
- Saxones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “Saxo”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
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