Ethelredus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Æthelredus, Aethelredus, Athelredus, Adelredus
Etymology
From Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.tʰɛɫˈreː.dʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.t̪elˈrɛː.d̪us]
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.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ethelrēdus |
| genitive | Ethelrēdī |
| dative | Ethelrēdō |
| accusative | Ethelrēdum |
| ablative | Ethelrēdō |
| vocative | Ethelrēde |