Thervingi
Latin
Etymology
According to Schöfeld, the name means something like "forest people" and is derived from Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “piece of wood”). More at Thervingi.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tʰerˈu̯in.ɡiː/, [t̪ʰɛrˈu̯ɪŋɡiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈvin.d͡ʒi/, [t̪erˈvin̠ʲd͡ʒi]
Proper noun
Thervingī m pl (genitive Thervingōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Thervingī |
| Genitive | Thervingōrum |
| Dative | Thervingīs |
| Accusative | Thervingōs |
| Ablative | Thervingīs |
| Vocative | Thervingī |
References
- “Thervingi”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Schöfeld, Wörterbuch der altgermanischen personen- und völkernamen, p.222
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