πŒ²πŒ°πŒ³πŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒ

Gothic

Etymology

𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +β€Ž 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (digan) +β€Ž -πŒΉπƒ (-is)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /Ι‘aˈdiΙ‘is/, [Ι‘aˈdiΙ£is]

Noun

πŒ²πŒ°πŒ³πŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒ β€’ (gadigisn

  1. (hapax legomenon) the thing formed
    • Romans 9:20b:
      𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌡𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 πŒ²πŒ°πŒ³πŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒ 𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽: 𐍈𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌺 πŒ²πŒ°π„πŒ°π…πŒΉπŒ³πŒ΄πƒ πƒπ…πŒ°?
      ibai qiΓΎiΓΎ gadigis du ΓΎamma digandin: Ζ•a mik gatawidΔ“s swa?
      Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

Declension

The declension class cannot be determined from the sole attestation. Neither can the gender, but the semantics make neuter highly likely.

Further reading

  • Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p. 41