Frisii
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English
Noun
Frisii pl (plural only)
- (historical) A tribe of Northern Germany who dwelt between the rivers Rhine and Ems.
Latin
Etymology
Possibly named for their curly hair, from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“curly, frizzy”), which might possibly be from Proto-Indo-European *prews-, which Pokorny says means to burn as well as to freeze (see Sanskrit प्लोषति (ploṣati)). If valid, this could derive from the warping of objects under temperature extremes.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfriː.si.iː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfri.si.i/,
Proper noun
Frīsiī m pl (genitive Frīsiōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Frīsiī |
| Genitive | Frīsiōrum |
| Dative | Frīsiīs |
| Accusative | Frīsiōs |
| Ablative | Frīsiīs |
| Vocative | Frīsiī |
References
- “Frisii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Frisii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Frisii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Markey, Thomas L. (1981): Frisians