Odinus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Óðinn. Morphologically, the second n of Óðinn is parallel to Latin -us.
The th-variants originate with native speakers of Old Norse, and likely reflect their spelling and pronunciation habits.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈoː.dɪ.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.d̪i.nus]
Proper noun
Ōdinus m sg (genitive Ōdinī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin, Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Odin
- c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum book 1 chapter 7.1 and book 2 chapter 7.25:
- Ea tempestate cum Othinus quidam Europa tota falso diuinitatis titulo censeretur ...
- In those days there was someone called Odin, who was in all of Europe falsely considered to be a divinity ...
- Et nunc ille ubi sit, qui uulgo dicitur Othin
Armipotens, uno semper contentus ocello?- And now where is he, whom people call Odin,
Armipotent, always content with a single eye?
- And now where is he, whom people call Odin,
- c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum book 1 chapter 7.1 and book 2 chapter 7.25:
Usage notes
- Also called Mercury (Mercurius), via interpretation.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ōdinus |
| genitive | Ōdinī |
| dative | Ōdinō |
| accusative | Ōdinum |
| ablative | Ōdinō |
| vocative | Ōdine |
Synonyms
- Vōdanus (from continental Germanic, attested in the 7th century in Vita Sancti Columbani by Jonas of Bobbio)
References
- "Odinus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)