𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰

Gothic

FWOTD – 7 March 2021

Etymology

From 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 (arbja). Calque of Ancient Greek συγκληρονόμος (sunklēronómos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈarbja/

Noun

𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 • (gaarbja) m

1. fellow heir
   • Ephesians 3:6:

     𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐍉𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌾𐍉𐌽

     wisan þiudōs gaarbjans jah galeikans jah gadailans gahaitis is in xristau iēsu þairh aiwaggēljōn

     That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ [Jesus] by the gospel: (KJV)

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 gaarbja	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 gaarbjans
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 gaarbja	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 gaarbjans
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 gaarbjan	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 gaarbjans
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 gaarbjins	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 gaarbjanē
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌹𐌽 gaarbjin	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌼 gaarbjam

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 41