Ethelredus
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /e.tʰelˈreː.dus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.telˈre.dus/,
Proper noun
Ethelrēdus m sg (genitive Ethelrēdī); second declension(Medieval Latin, New Latin)
- Ethelred, Aethelred
- a male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel”), meaning “well-advised”, equivalent to English Ethelred, Aethelred, or Æthelred; variant forms Aethelredus, Æthelredus
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016
- a male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel”), meaning “well-advised”, equivalent to English Ethelred, Aethelred, or Æthelred; variant forms Aethelredus, Æthelredus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ethelrēdus |
| Genitive | Ethelrēdī |
| Dative | Ethelrēdō |
| Accusative | Ethelrēdum |
| Ablative | Ethelrēdō |
| Vocative | Ethelrēde |