-𐌿
See also: 𐌿
Gothic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Germanic *-u, from Proto-Indo-European *-wē~*-we (“or”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Particle
-𐌿 • (-u) (interrogative enclitic)
- Added to the end of a word in a phrase (usually the first word) to make it a question.
- Gothic Bible in Ulfilan Gothic Script|Galatians 3:2:
- […] 𐌿𐌶𐌿 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌼 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌿𐌶𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃?
- […] [was it] from [the] works of [the] law [you] took [the] spirit or from [the] hearing of [the] faith?
- […] 𐌿𐌶𐌿 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌼 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌿𐌶𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃?
- Gothic Bible in Ulfilan Gothic Script|Galatians 3:2:
Usage notes
This suffix is used when asking yes/no questions or to present a binary choice between two options. It is a sentence clitic and is always attached after the first word in a clause. If the first word begins with a prefix, the clitic is attached after that prefix along with other sentence particles following it.