Old English · proper noun
Deorwente
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈde͜or.wen.te/[ˈde͜orˠ.wen.te]
- Syllables
- ˈde͜or · wen · te (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- derwentcountycumbriaderbyshiredurhamyorkshire
Meaning
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Derwent (a county, a Yorkshire in Derbyshire, Cumbria and County Durham)
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Deorwente |
| Accusative | Deorwentan |
| Genitive | Deorwentan |
| Dative | Deorwentan |
All forms (2)
Etymology
Of Brythonic origin, possibly from Proto-Brythonic *Deruentiū (found in Latin as Deruentiō), meaning "forest of oak trees," from *dar (“oak”). Alternative Brittonic origin suggests a compound corresponding to modern Welsh dŵr (“water”) + gent (“clear”).
Descendants
derwent
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