Tiw

See also: -tiw

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English Tīw, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god). Doublet of Tyr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tjuː/
  • Homophone: tew
  • Rhymes: -uː

Proper noun

Tiw

  1. The god Tyr, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context; Tiw.

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god).

Proto-Germanic cognate with Old Norse Týr, Old Frisian Tii, Old High German Ziu, Gothic *𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍃 (*teiws).

Proto-Indo-European cognate with Latin deus, Luwian 𒋾𒉿𒊍 (tiwaz), Lithuanian diẽvas, Sanskrit देव (devá), and Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiːw/

Proper noun

Tīw m

  1. Tiw, the Anglo-Saxon name for Tyr

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Tīw
accusative Tīw
genitive Tīwes
dative Tīwe

Derived terms

Noun

Tīw m

  1. the runic character ᛏ (/t/)

Descendants

  • English: Tiw