𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃
Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hunþaz, from the strong verb *hinþaną (“to reach for”).[1] Cognates include Old English hūþ.
Noun
𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 • (hunþs) m
- captivity, capture
Declension
Only attested as an accusative singular 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸 (hunþ), but consensus seems to be to regard this as a masculine a-stem.
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 hunþs | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍉𐍃 hunþōs |
| Vocative | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸 hunþ | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍉𐍃 hunþōs |
| Accusative | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸 hunþ | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 hunþans |
| Genitive | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹𐍃 hunþis | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴 hunþē |
| Dative | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰 hunþa | 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌼 hunþam |
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “hinþan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227