Gildasius
Latin
Alternative forms
- Gildās, Guidāsius
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew גֶּלֶד (geleḏ, “skin”), as in Job 16:15, + -ās + -ius.[1]
Proper noun
Gildāsius m sg (genitive Gildāsiī); second declension
- a male given name
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Gildāsius |
| Genitive | Gildāsiī |
| Dative | Gildāsiō |
| Accusative | Gildāsium |
| Ablative | Gildāsiō |
| Vocative | Gildāsī |
Descendants
- → Breton: Gweltaz, Gentaz
- → French: Yeltaz
- → Middle English: Gildas
- English: Gildas
- → Old French: Gildas
- French: Gildas
- Poitevin: Jhilda
References
- Howlett, David (2017), “The Start of the Anglo-Latin Tradition”, in Richard Ashdowne; Carolinne White, editors, Latin in Medieval Britain, British Academy, DOI:, →ISBN