First attested in theLex Ripuaria.[1] Eitherborrowed fromFrankish*parrik or vice-versa. If a native formation, it would presumably represent the nominalization of an adjective formed from*parra(“pole, post”) +-icus, hence "made of posts".
parricus m (genitiveparricī);second declension(EarlyMedieval Latin)
Second-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | parricus | parricī |
genitive | parricī | parricōrum |
dative | parricō | parricīs |
accusative | parricum | parricōs |
ablative | parricō | parricīs |
vocative | parrice | parricī |