ππΏπ²π²π»
Gothic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *tunglΔ (βcelestial bodyβ). Cognate to Old Norse tungl (βmoonβ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editππΏπ²π²π» β’ (tuggl)Β n
- (hapax) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- firmament
- constellation
- star
- luminous celestial body
- 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to the Galatians (Codex Ambrosianus A) 4.3:
- πΏπ ππΏπ²π²π»π°πΌ
- uf tugglam
- [β¦] under the elements: [β¦] (KJV).
- πΏπ ππΏπ²π²π»π°πΌ
Usage notes
editAttested only in the dative plural as a gloss to πππ°π±πΉπΌ πΈπΉπ ππ°πΉπππ°πΏπ (stabim ΓΎis fairΖaus) (an obscure phrase apparently meaning something along the lines of "the elements of the universe") in Galatians 4:3.
Reconstruction notes
editThe gender and stem of this word cannot be ascertained from its one appearance (ππΏπ²π²π»π°πΌ (tugglam), dative plural). It may have been an a-stem or an-stem of either masculine or neuter gender. Streitberg (who assigns the meaning "Gestirn" to it) reconstructs a neuter a-stem, presumably based on the word's Germanic cognates.
Declension
editNeuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | ππΏπ²π²π» tuggl |
ππΏπ²π²π»π° tuggla |
Vocative | ππΏπ²π²π» tuggl |
ππΏπ²π²π»π° tuggla |
Accusative | ππΏπ²π²π» tuggl |
ππΏπ²π²π»π° tuggla |
Genitive | ππΏπ²π²π»πΉπ tugglis |
ππΏπ²π²π»π΄ tugglΔ |
Dative | ππΏπ²π²π»π° tuggla |
ππΏπ²π²π»π°πΌ tugglam |
See also
edit- ππ°πΉπππΏπ (fairΖus, βworldβ)
References
edit- Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winterβs UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p.Β 142