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Gothic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Germanic *-u, from Proto-Indo-European *-wΔ~*-we (βorβ). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Particle
-πΏ β’ (-u) (interrogative enclitic)
- Added to the end of a word in a phrase (usually the first word) to make it a question.
- Gothic Bible, Galatians 3:2:
[β¦] πΏπΆπΏ π
π°πΏππππ
π°πΌ π
πΉπππ³πΉπ π°π·πΌπ°π½ π½π΄πΌπΏπΈ πΈπ°πΏ πΏπΆπΏ π²π°π·π°πΏππ΄πΉπ½π°πΉ π²π°π»π°πΏπ±π΄πΉπ½π°πΉπ?- [β¦] uzu waurstwam witΕdis ahman nΔmuΓΎ ΓΎau uzu gahauseinai galaubeinais?
- from works of law took spirit or from hearing of faith?
Usage notes
- This suffix is used when asking yes/no questions or to present a binary choice between two options. It is a sentence clitic and is always attached after the first word in a clause.
- If the first word begins with a prefix, the clitic is attached after that prefix along with other sentence particles following it, as in π²π°πΏπ»π°πΏπ±πΎπ°ππ (gaulaubjats).