Nerthus

Translingual

Proper noun

Nerthus

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heterogastridae – certain seed bugs and allies..

English

Proper noun

Nerthus

  1. (Germanic paganism) A Germanic goddess (or god) mentioned by Tacitus and associated with a ceremonial wagon procession.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nerthus m sg or f sg (genitive Nerthī); second declension

  1. (Germanic paganism) A Germanic goddess (or god) mentioned by Tacitus and associated with a ceremonial wagon procession.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Nerthus
genitive Nerthī
dative Nerthō
accusative Nerthum
ablative Nerthō
vocative Nerthe

References

  • “Nerthus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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