𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻

Gothic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ΝῢΡ (NΓ΄e), with added -l- likely by analogy with Hebrew names such as Daniel ending in א֡ל (el, β€œgod”), from Biblical Hebrew Χ ΦΉΧ—Φ· (NōaαΈ₯).

Proper noun

𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻 β€’ (nauΔ“l) m

  1. Noah, the Biblical character

Declension

Accusative and dative singular unattested, but compare similar loaned names such as πŒ°πŒ±π‚πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°πŒΌ (abraham).

Loanword; irregular/mixed declension
singular plural
nominative 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻
nauΔ“l 		β€”
vocative β€” β€”
accusative *𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻
*nauΔ“l 		β€”
genitive πŒ½πŒ°πŒΏπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΉπƒ
nauΔ“lis 		β€”
dative *𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌴𐌻𐌰
*nauΔ“la 		β€”

Descendants

  • β†’ Latin: Noel (hapax from the earliest inscriptions found at Notre-Dame de la Daurade at Toulouse, likely dating from the Visigothic period and influenced by this Wulfilan Gothic form.)

References

  • Carla Falluomini, "Traces of Wulfila's Bible Translation in Visigothic Gaul", Amsterdamer BeitrΓ€ge zur Γ€lteren Germanistik 80 (2020) pp. 5-24.
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