"Nerthus" meaning in Latin

See Nerthus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈnɛr.tʰʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈnɛr.tus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Nerthī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Nerthus [nominative, singular], Nerthī [genitive, singular], Nerthō [dative, singular], Nerthum [accusative, singular], Nerthō [ablative, singular], Nerthe [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|gem-pro|*Nerþuz}} Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Nerthus<2>|g=m|g2=f}} Nerthus m sg or f sg (genitive Nerthī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Nerthus<2>}}
  1. (Germanic paganism) A Germanic goddess (or god) mentioned by Tacitus and associated with a ceremonial wagon procession. Tags: Germanic, declension-2, feminine, masculine, singular

Inflected forms

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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "Nerthus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Nerthum",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Nerthe",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈnɛr.tus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Nerthum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        [
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    }
  ],
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