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Gothic
Pronunciation
- (uncertain) IPA(key): /ΛtriΙ‘Ι‘Κ·a/, /triΕΙ‘Κ·a/[1]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *trewwΕ.
Noun
πππΉπ²π²π
π° β’ (triggwa) f
- pledge, covenant, testament
Usage notes
Often used in the plural with a singular meaning, especially when referring to the Biblical testaments.
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
πππΉπ²π²π
π° β’ (triggwa)
- inflection of πππΉπ²π²π
π (triggws):
- strong nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative neuter plural
- weak nominative masculine singular
References
- ^ There is no clear scholarly consensus as to whether <ggw> resulting from VerschΓ€rfung was pronounced with a nasal or not. (Contrast words like ππΉπ²π²π
π°π½ (siggwan), where the <ggw> derives from Proto-Germanic *-ngw-, and which was very likely pronounced with a nasal.) For a selection of perspectives on the issue of whether or not there was an etymological distinction in how <ggw> was pronounced, refer to:
- Miller, D. Gary (2019) The Oxford Gothic Grammar, Oxford: Oxford University Press, βISBN, page 29
- MagnΓΊs Snaedal, "Gothic <ggw>", Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis 128 (2011)
- James Marchand (1973) The Sounds and Phonemes of Wulfila's Gothic, pp. 87-90.