𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰

𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From the root of 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (ganauhan, “to suffice”) and 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs, “sufficient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnɔha/

Noun

𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰 • (ganauha) m

1. sufficiency
   • 2 Corinthians 9:8:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃, 𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴

     aþþan mahteigs ist guþ alla anst ufarassjan in izwis, ei in allamma sinteinō allis ganauhan habandans ufarassjaiþ in allamma waurstwē gōdaizē

     And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: (KJV)

   • Skeireins VIIb:

     𐌰𐍄 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌶𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌼 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍆, 𐌰𐌺 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉

     at ni wisandin aljai waihtai ufar þans fimf hlaibans jah twans fiskans, þanzei nimands jah awiliudōnds gaþiuþida, jah swa managai ganōhjands ins wailawiznai ni þatainei ganauhan þaurftais im fragaf, ak filaus maizō

     There being nothing else beyond the five loaves and two fish, which taking and saying grace, He blessed, and with so much food satisfying them not only did He give them the needed sufficiency, but much more. (tr. Marchand)

2. contentment
   • 1 Timothy 6:6:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌽.

     aþþan ist gawaurki mikil gagudei miþ ganauhin.

     But godliness with contentment is great gain. (KJV)

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰 ganauha	—
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰 ganauha	—
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 ganauhan	—
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌽𐍃 ganauhins	—
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌽 ganauhin	—

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 46