Old English · proper noun
Wintanceaster
Normalised Wintanċeaster
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwin.tɑnˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/
- Syllables
- ˈwin · tɑn · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs · ter (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- winchester
Meaning
-
Winchester (city in England)
An. DCCXLIIII Hēr Daniel ġesæt on Wintanċeastre, ⁊ Hūnferþ feng tō bisċeopdōme.
Year 744 In this year Daniel settled in Winchester, and Hunferth ascended to bishopdom.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Wintanċeaster |
| Accusative | Wintanċeastre |
| Genitive | Wintanċeastre |
| Dative | Wintanċeastre |
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + ċeastre
Descendants
winchester
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