Gensericus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Gaiserīcus (in earlier documents)
- Geiserīcus (in later documents)
Etymology
False form, from Proto-Germanic *gans + *rīks.
Correct form with diphthong is from *gaizaz + *rīks.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡẽː.sɛˈriː.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d͡ʒen.seˈriː.kus]
Proper noun
Gēnserīcus m (genitive Gēnserīcī); second declension
- a male given name from Vandalic, a historic king of the Vandals
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Gēnserīcus | Gēnserīcī |
| genitive | Gēnserīcī | Gēnserīcōrum |
| dative | Gēnserīcō | Gēnserīcīs |
| accusative | Gēnserīcum | Gēnserīcōs |
| ablative | Gēnserīcō | Gēnserīcīs |
| vocative | Gēnserīce | Gēnserīcī |
Descendants
References
- ^ 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.