𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉
Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hitǭ, a variant of *hitjō ~ *hitjǭ (“heating”); compare *haitį̄ (“heat”). Cognate with Old Norse hita, Old High German hizza, Old English hitt.
Noun
𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉 • (heitō) f
- fever
- Synonym: 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (brinnō)
Declension
| Feminine ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉 heitō | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 heitōns |
| Vocative | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉 heitō | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 heitōns |
| Accusative | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽 heitōn | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 heitōns |
| Genitive | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 heitōns | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍉 heitōnō |
| Dative | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽 heitōn | 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌼 heitōm |
Further reading
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xit(j)ō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 173