Frisii

Latin

Etymology

Named for their curly hair, from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“curly, frizzy”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Frīsiī m pl (genitive Frīsiōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Northern Germany, which dwelt between the rivers Rhine and Ems

Declension

Second declension.

Case Plural
Nominative Frīsiī
Genitive Frīsiōrum
Dative Frīsiīs
Accusative Frīsiōs
Ablative Frīsiīs
Vocative Frīsiī

References
  • Frisii in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Frisii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Frisii in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Markey, Thomas L. (1981): Frisians
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