𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains, “[the number] one”) +‎ 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 (baur, “one who is born; a child”), a calque of Ancient Greek μονογενής (monogenḗs). Compare German eingeboren.

Noun

𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 • (ainabaur) m

1. (hapax legomenon, Christianity, said of Jesus) one who is only-begotten

   Synonym: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ainahs) (adjective)

Usage notes

• Whereas the adjective 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ainahs) is used consistently in the Gothic Bible to translate μονογενής (monogenḗs), in the Skeireins this adjective does not occur and only ainabaur is found (once).

Declension

Masculine i-stem

	singular	plural
nominative	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 ainabaur	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 ainabaureis
vocative	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 ainabaur	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 ainabaureis
accusative	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 ainabaur	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍃 ainabaurins
genitive	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹𐍃 ainabauris	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌴 ainabaurē
dative	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 ainabaura	𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹𐌼 ainabaurim

Related terms

• 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 (frumabaur, “firstborn”)