Vortigernus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos (from *uɸor- (over) +‎ *tigernos (lord, ruler)). First attested in Gildas (late 5th – early 6th century CE).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vortigernus m sg (genitive Vortigernī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) a male given name from Proto-Brythonic, of historical usage, equivalent to English Vortigern

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Vortigernus
genitive Vortigernī
dative Vortigernō
accusative Vortigernum
ablative Vortigernō
vocative Vortigerne

Descendants

  • English: Vortigern