Waltharius

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Walthare
  • Walterus (12th C.), Walherus (12th or 13th C.), Waltherus (12th-15th C.), Waltherius (9th-10th C.), Waldherus (15th or 16th C.), Waldarius

Etymology

From Old High German Waltheri.

Proper noun

Waltharius m sg (genitive Walthariī or Waltharī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. a male given name
    1. Walter of Aquitaine, a hero of Germanic legend.
      Synonym: Alpharidēs
    2. An early tenth-century epic poem concerning the exploits of that same hero.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Waltharius
genitive Walthariī
Waltharī1
dative Walthariō
accusative Waltharium
ablative Walthariō
vocative Waltharī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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