𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻
Gothic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῶε (Nôe), with added -l- likely by analogy with Hebrew names such as Daniel ending in אֵל (el, “god”), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (Nōaḥ).
Proper noun edit
Declension edit
Accusative and dative singular unattested, but compare similar loaned names such as 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼 (abraham).
| Loanword; irregular/mixed declension | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻 nauēl |
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| Vocative | — | — |
| Accusative | *𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻 *nauēl |
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| Genitive | 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻𐌹𐍃 nauēlis |
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| Dative | *𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻𐌰 *nauēla |
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Descendants edit
- → Latin: Noel (hapax from the earliest inscriptions found at Notre-Dame de la Daurade at Toulouse, likely dating from the Visigothic period and influenced by this Wulfilan Gothic form.)
References edit
- Carla Falluomini, "Traces of Wulfila's Bible Translation in Visigothic Gaul", Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik 80 (2020) pp. 5-24.