𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata) +‎ 𐌰𐌹𐌽 (ain), neuter of 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θatˈain/

Pronoun

𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽 • (þat-ain)

1. the one thing, only this/that
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 9:25:

     𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃: 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄, 𐌹𐌺 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄; 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃, 𐌹𐌸 𐌽𐌿 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰.

     þanuh andhōf jains: jabai frawaurhts ist, ik ni wait; þat-ain wait ei blinds was, iþ nu saiƕa.

     He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Romans 9:10:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽, 𐌰𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌰 𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌹𐍃, 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃.

     aþþan ni þat-ain, ak jah raibaikka us ainamma galigrja habandei isakis, attins unsaris.

     And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 8:19:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽, 𐌰𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉𐌼 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌼 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹

     aþþan ni þat-ain, ak jah gatēwiþs fram aikklēsjōm miþ gasinþam uns miþ anstai þizai andbahtidōn fram uns du fraujins wulþau jah gairnein unsarai

     And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Galatians 3:2:

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃, 𐌿𐌶𐌿 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌼 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌿𐌶𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃?

     þat-ain wiljau witan fram izwis, uzu waurstwam witōdis ahman nēmuþ þau uzu gahauseinai galaubeinais?

     This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? (KJV)

Adverb

𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽 • (þatain)

1. only (after 𐌽𐌹 (ni, “not”))
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 5:13:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃, 𐌰𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳.

     aþþan samana jah unwaurstwōns laisjand sik þairhgaggan gardins, aþþan ni þatain unwaurstwōns, ak jah unfaurjōs jah fairweitjandeins, rōdjandeins þōei ni skulda sind.

     And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. (KJV)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 145