gastaldus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (*gastalds, occupying”, “administering, occurring in compound words), from 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gastaldan, to acquire, possess).

Pronunciation

Noun

gastaldus m (genitive gastaldī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) manager, bailiff, steward

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative gastaldus gastaldī
genitive gastaldī gastaldōrum
dative gastaldō gastaldīs
accusative gastaldum gastaldōs
ablative gastaldō gastaldīs
vocative gastalde gastaldī

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Descendants

References

  • gastaldus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “gastaldius”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus (in Latin), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 463/2
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