proper noun · masculinethird declension
Idisiavīsō
Idisiavīsō m sg (genitive Idisiavīsōnis)
Classical[ɪ.dɪ.si.aˈwiː.soː]Ecclesiastical[i.di.s̬i.aˈviː.s̬o]
Meaning
- a field in ancient Germania, near the Weser river
Sic accensos et proelium poscentis in campum, cui Idisiaviso nomen, deducunt
Thus inflamed and begging for battle, they were led into the field which had been given the name of Idisiavisoc. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 2.16
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Idisiavīsō | — |
| genitive | Idisiavīsōnis | — |
| dative | Idisiavīsōnī | — |
| accusative | Idisiavīsōnem | — |
| ablative | Idisiavīsōne | — |
| vocative | Idisiavīsō | — |
Origins
Uncertain. Jacob Grimm suggested that Idisiaviso was the original spelling of a Idistaviso, a form found in several manuscripts of Tacitus. Ultimately, Grimm connected the term to Old High German idis (“woman”) and viso. Alternatively, the philologist Rudolf Simek has suggested that the term may connect with Old Norse Iðavöllr.