π²π»π°π²π²π π
Gothic
Etymology
From *π²π»π°π²π²π π (*glaggws) +β -π (-Ε), with root from Proto-Germanic *glawwaz.
Pronunciation
- (uncertain) IPA(key): /ΛΙ‘laΙ‘Ι‘Κ·oΛ/, /Ι‘laΕΙ‘Κ·oΛ/[1]
Adverb
π²π»π°π²π²π π β’ (glaggwΕ)
- (hapax legomenon) exactly, precisely
- Synonym: π²π»π°π²π²π π°π±π° (glaggwaba)
Usage notes
- π²π»π°π²π²π π (glaggwΕ) translates αΌΞΊΟΞΉΞ²αΏΆΟ (akribΓ΄s), whereas its near synonym π²π»π°π²π²π π°π±π° (glaggwaba) is used to translate both Ancient Greek αΌΟΞΉΞΌΞ΅Ξ»αΏΆΟ (epimelΓ΄s) and αΌΞΊΟΞΉΞ²αΏΆΟ (akribΓ΄s).
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.