𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃
Gothic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονικεύς (Thessalonikeús).
Noun
𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃 • (þaissalauneikaius) m
- a Thessalonian
- (in the plural) Thessalonians, two epistles of the New Testament
- 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴 𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌼 ·𐌰·
- aipistaulē du þaissalauneikaium ·a·
- Epistle to the Thessalonians I
- 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴 𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌼 ·𐌱·
- aipistaulē du þaissalauneikaium ·b·
- Epistle to the Thessalonians II
Declension
The declension of this noun seems to have been a mix between u-stem and i-stem endings, but few forms are attested (only the dative and genitive plural). The unattested forms in the table below are conjectures based on 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 (aggilus) and related borrowings. A variant spelling 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌼 (þaissalaunēkaium) is attested.
| Loanword; irregular/mixed declension | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃 *þaissalauneikaius | *𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹𐍃 *þaissalauneikaieis |
| Vocative | — | — |
| Accusative | *𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿 *þaissalauneikaiu | *𐌷𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍃 *hþaissalauneikaiuns |
| Genitive | *𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐍃 *þaissalauneikaiaus | 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌴 þaissalauneikaiē |
| Dative | *𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿 *þaissalauneikaiau | 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌼 þaissalauneikaium |
Related terms
- 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 (þaissalauneika, “Thessalonica”)