Gildasius
Latin
Alternative forms
- Gildās, Guidāsius
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew גֶּלֶד (geleḏ, “skin”), as in Job 16:15, + -ās + -ius.[1]
Proper noun
Gildāsius m sg (genitive Gildāsiī); second declension
- a male given name
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gildāsius |
| genitive | Gildāsiī |
| dative | Gildāsiō |
| accusative | Gildāsium |
| ablative | Gildāsiō |
| vocative | Gildāsī |
Descendants
- → Breton: Gweltaz, Gentaz
- → French: Yeltaz
- → Middle English: Gildas
- English: Gildas
- → Old French: Gildas
- French: Gildas
- Poitevin: Jhilda
References
- ^ Howlett, David (2017) “The Start of the Anglo-Latin Tradition”, in Richard Ashdowne, Carolinne White, editors, Latin in Medieval Britain, British Academy, , →ISBN