Vortigernus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos (from *uɸor- (“over”) +‎ *tigernos (“lord, ruler”)). First attested in Gildas (late 5th – early 6th century CE).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯or.tiˈɡer.nus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vor.tiˈd͡ʒer.nus/,

Proper noun

Vortigernus m sg (genitive Vortigernī); second declension

(Late Latin) A given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Vortigern

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Vortigernus
genitive	Vortigernī
dative	Vortigernō
accusative	Vortigernum
ablative	Vortigernō
vocative	Vortigerne

Descendants

→ English: Vortigern

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