Gothic/Old


 * Gothic/Verbs


 * Gothic/Phonology
 * A|Stem
 * Gothic/Neuter|A|Stem
 * Gothic/Feminine|A|Stems
 * Weak
 * Gothic/Neuter|Weak

= Phonology =

Examples

 * Masculine A-Stems


 * aiths: oath
 * asts: twig
 * bagms: tree (cf. German Baum, English "beam" (of wood))
 * laufs: leaf (Gothic au frequently = English ea)
 * maithms: gift
 * stains: stone (ai=o)
 * winds: wind


 * Neuter A-Stems

Feminine A=Stems (so is the fem. definite article)

Weak Declensions
Weak nouns decline differently than strong nouns (hence the different name) and sometimes are more simple.

Examples

 * Masculine Weak
 * sa atta: the father
 * sa bloma: the flower (cf. "bloom")
 * sa brunna: the well (in Old English this word became burna "stream", and is still used in river names ending in -bourn )
 * sa fula: the foal
 * sa galga: the cross (cf. "gallows")
 * sa garda: the yard, the fold
 * sa Guta: the Goth
 * sa Austraguta: the Ostrogoth
 * sa hana: the rooster (cf. "hen", which comes from the feminine of this noun, which originally meant "the singer")
 * sa magula: the little boy
 * sa matha: the worm
 * sa mena: the moon
 * sa milhma: the cloud
 * sa skuggwa: the mirror
 * sa sparwa: the sparrow
 * sa sunna: the sun
 * sa unhultha: the demon


 * Neuter Weak
 * thata augadauro: the window
 * thata auso: the ear
 * thata barnilo: the little child
 * thata hairto: the heart
 * thata kaurno: the (single) grain
 * thata sigljo: the seal (cf. Latin sigillum)
 * thata thairko: the hole

But the Weak declensions are not all the same there exists a few irregulars. First the masculine irregulars:

NEXT TO COME: FEMININE WEAK NOUNS, NEUTER AND FEMININE STRONG A-STEM VOCABULARY ALSO.

= Links =

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