𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉

Gothic

FWOTD – 2 March 2017

Etymology

From 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 (faihu, “wealth”) +‎ *𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉 (*geirō). The latter element derives from Proto-Germanic *gīrǭ. Compare also Old Saxon fehugiri (“covetousness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛː.huˌɣiː.roː/

Noun

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉 • (faihugeirō) f

1. covetousness, greed

   Synonyms: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹 (faihugairnei), 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹 (faihufrikei)

   • Gothic Bible, Timothy I 6.10:

     𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉, 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍆 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼.

     waurts allaizē ubilaizē ist faihugeirō, þizōzei sumai gairnjandans afairzidai waurþun af galaubeinai jah sik silbans gaþiwaidēdun sairam managaim.

     For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine ōn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉 faihugeirō	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 faihugeirōns
Vocative	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉 faihugeirō	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 faihugeirōns
Accusative	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌽 faihugeirōn	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 faihugeirōns
Genitive	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 faihugeirōns	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍉 faihugeirōnō
Dative	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌽 faihugeirōn	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌼 faihugeirōm