𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃
Gothic
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Germanic *hajaz ~ *hajizaz n along with Old High German hei (“heat”),[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *key- (“hot”), the hypothetical root of both *key-t- (“shining, bright”) (as in Proto-Germanic *haidraz (“clear, bright”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (haidus, “manner”)) and *key-d- (as in *haitaz (“hot”), 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉 (heitō, “fever”)).[2]
Noun
𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 • (hais) n
- torch
Declension
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 hais | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 haiza |
| Vocative | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 hais | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 haiza |
| Accusative | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 hais | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 haiza |
| Genitive | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌹𐍃 haizis | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 haizē |
| Dative | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 haiza | 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌼 haizam |
Synonyms
- 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 (skeima)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xajaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 154
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*haita-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202: “*hajez- < *koi-es-(?)”