𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃
Gothic
Etymology
From 𐌿𐌽- (un-) + *𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*qēþs), from Proto-Germanic *kwēdiz.
Adjective
𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃 • (unqēþs)
- (hapax) unsayable, unspeakable, that which cannot be said
- Gothic Bible, Corinthians II 12:4 (Codex Ambrosianus A):
- 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰, 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽.
- þatei frawulwans warþ in wagg jah hausida unqēþja waurda, þōei ni skulda sind mann rōdjan.
- How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. (KJV)
- Gothic Bible, Corinthians II 12:4 (Codex Ambrosianus A):
Declension
| I-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong (indefinite) inflection | |||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃 unqēþs | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃 unqēþs | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸, 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐍄𐌰 unqēþ, unqēþjata |
| Accusative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 unqēþjana | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 unqēþja | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸, 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐍄𐌰 unqēþ, unqēþjata |
| Genitive | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌹𐍃 unqēþis | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 unqēþjaizōs | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌹𐍃 unqēþis |
| Dative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 unqēþjamma | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹 unqēþjai | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 unqēþjamma |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹 unqēþjai | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐍃 unqēþjōs | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 unqēþja |
| Accusative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 unqēþjans | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐍃 unqēþjōs | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 unqēþja |
| Genitive | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 unqēþjaizē | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 unqēþjaizō | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 unqēþjaizē |
| Dative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 unqēþjaim | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 unqēþjaim | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 unqēþjaim |
| Weak (definite) inflection | |||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 unqēþja | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉 unqēþjō | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉 unqēþjō |
| Accusative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 unqēþjan | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽 unqēþjōn | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉 unqēþjō |
| Genitive | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 unqēþjins | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 unqēþjōns | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 unqēþjins |
| Dative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐌽 unqēþjin | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽 unqēþjōn | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐌽 unqēþjin |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 unqēþjans | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 unqēþjōns | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌰 unqēþjōna |
| Accusative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 unqēþjans | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 unqēþjōns | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌰 unqēþjōna |
| Genitive | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 unqēþjanē | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍉 unqēþjōnō | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 unqēþjanē |
| Dative | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼 unqēþjam | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌼 unqēþjōm | 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼 unqēþjam |
Further reading
- Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 159