Getwisan
Old English
Alternative forms
- Ġetwysan, Getƿisan
Etymology
From the plural of ġetwisa (“twin”), translating Latin Geminī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈtwisɑ/, [jeˈtwizɑ]
Noun
Ġetwisan m pl
- (astronomy) Gemini (constellation)
- Þā Ġetwisan liċġaþ betwēoh þām Fearre be westan him and þām Crabban be ēastan.
- Gemini lies between Taurus to the west and Cancer to the east.
- (astrology) Gemini (Zodiac sign)
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
- Sume naman sind ēac þe nabbaþ ānfeald ġetæl, ac bēoþ ǣfre maniġfealdlīċe ġecwedene, swā swā bēoþ twā þāra twelf tācna, Ġetwisan and Fisċas.
- There are also some nouns that don't have a singular number, but are always used in the plural, including two of the twelve Zodiac signs, Gemini and Pisces.
- Sume naman sind ēac þe nabbaþ ānfeald ġetæl, ac bēoþ ǣfre maniġfealdlīċe ġecwedene, swā swā bēoþ twā þāra twelf tācna, Ġetwisan and Fisċas.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
Declension
Declension of Getwisan
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Ġetwisan |
| accusative | — | Ġetwisan |
| genitive | — | Ġetwisena |
| dative | — | Ġetwisum |