Thingsus

== Latin == === Etymology === Probably related to Proto-Germanic *þingą, whence also English thing. The epithet likely reflects the god Tyr, as worshipped in his capacity as protector of assemblies. It is possible that this epithet is reflected in Dutch dinsdag. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtʰɪŋk.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtiŋɡ.sus] === Proper noun === Thingsus m sg (genitive Thingsī); second declension epithet of Mars ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === Cheryl Louise Clay (4 March 2008), “Developing the ‘Germani’ in Roman Studies”, in Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal‎[1], number 2007, →DOI, →ISSN Irmengard Rauch; Gerald F. Carr (1995), Insights in Germanic Linguistics: Methodology in transition‎[2], Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 256