dungio
Latin
Alternative forms
- domgiō, dominiōnus, domigniōnus, domniō, dompjō, dongiō, donjō, dungeō, dunjō
Etymology
Probably from dominium (“rule, dominion”) + -ō, -ōn- (noun-forming suffix).[1][2] Less likely from Frankish *dungijā, from Proto-Germanic *dungijô, *dungijǭ (“dung-hill, underground cellar, vault”), though this does not explain forms like Old Occitan domnhon or Medieval Latin domniō; the attempt of Gamillscheg to explain these forms as an adaptation of Old Northern French dognon is unconvincing.[3][4] Additionally, one would expect *dungijā to be borrowed as a feminine *dungia, *dongia.
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdun.d͡ʒi.o/, [ˈd̪un̠ʲd͡ʒio]
Noun
dungiō m (genitive dungiōnis); third declension[5]
- (Medieval Latin) A small castle or keep, especially on a hill.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dungiō | dungiōnēs |
| Genitive | dungiōnis | dungiōnum |
| Dative | dungiōnī | dungiōnibus |
| Accusative | dungiōnem | dungiōnēs |
| Ablative | dungiōne | dungiōnibus |
| Vocative | dungiō | dungiōnēs |
Descendants
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*dominiō”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 130: “Das wort, das mlt. als dunjo, domnio erscheint, ist eine frühe, nur gallorom. 2) ablt. von dominus.”
- van Osta, Ward (1992), “Donk: Semantisch en Etymologisch”, in Naamkunde, volume 24, Leuven: Het Instituut voor Naamkunde: “fra. donjon teruggaat op vulg. lat. *dominio(nem) ‘toren van de heer’”
- Gamillscheg, Ernst (1931), “Frz. donjon „Schloßturm"”, in Zeitschrift für französische Sprache und Literatur, volume 54, issue 3/4, Franz Steiner Verlag
- Pfister, M. (1973), “La répartition géographique des éléments franciques en gallo-romanz”, in Revue de linguistique romane, volume 37, Société de Linguistique Romane, , page 149
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “dominionus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 353
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