𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dulgaz.

Noun

𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 • (dulgs) m

1. debt

Usage notes

Only the genitive singular is attested, and the gender is not certain. If the noun was indeed masculine, the table below lists the forms. Otherwise, the correct lemma form may have been the neuter a-stem 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲 (dulg). However, most linguists seem to treat the masculine form as the likelier lemma.

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 dulgs	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍉𐍃 dulgōs
Vocative	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲 dulg	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍉𐍃 dulgōs
Accusative	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲 dulg	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 dulgans
Genitive	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐍃 dulgis	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌴 dulgē
Dative	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌰 dulga	𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌰𐌼 dulgam

Derived terms

• 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰 (dulgahaitja, “creditor”)

Descendants

• → Proto-Slavic: *dъlgъ (possibly; see etymology there)