Eoforwic
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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A folk-etymological alteration, based on eofor (“boar”) and the common placename suffix wīc (“village”), of the earlier Latin Eborācum, from pre-Brythonic *Eborākom, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew-tree”) (compare Welsh efwr, Breton evor).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eoforwīc n
Declension
Declension of Eoforwic (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Eoforwīc | — |
accusative | Eoforwīc | — |
genitive | Eoforwīces | — |
dative | Eoforwīce | — |
Derived terms
- Eoforwīcċeaster (“York”)
- Eoforwīcsċīr (“Yorkshire”)
Descendants
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms derived from Brythonic languages
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English proper nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- Old English neuter a-stem nouns
- ang:Cities in North Yorkshire, England