Ansis

ansis Latin Etymology From the plural of la got *𐌰𐌽𐍃𐌿𐍃. Cognate with non æsir, ang ēse. Pronunciation Ansis Proper noun Ansis m la Germanic paganism a tribe of demigods among the Goths la Jordanes De origine actibusque Getarum 13 76 551 AD magnaque potiti per loca victoria iam proceres suos, quorum quasi fortuna vincebant, non puros homines, sed semideos id est Ansis vocaverunt. And as they had won great victory in this region, they called their leaders, by whose fortunes they seemed to have conquered, not mere men, but demigods, that is Ansis. Usage notes From the cognates in other Germanic (and even Indo-European) languages it is clear that the Ansis were originally the pagan gods of the Goths. By calling them demigods and originally great men, Jordanes was engaging in a common form of medieval euhemerism. Declension la Latvian Etymology First recorded in 1553. From lv de Hans, from de Johannes John. Proper noun lv proper noun m lv male Related terms lv Hanss lv Jānis References Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0 Population Register of Latvia: Ansis was the only given name of 898 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.