Reconstruction:Gothic/𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃

This Gothic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Gothic

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Cognate with Latin anser, Old English gōs, and Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa).

    Noun

    *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 • (*gansf[1]

    1. goose

    Declension

    Masculine/feminine consonant stem
    singular plural
    nominative *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃
    *gans
    *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃
    *gans
    vocative *𐌲𐌰𐌽
    *gan
    *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃
    *gans
    accusative *𐌲𐌰𐌽
    *gan
    *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃
    *gans
    genitive *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃
    *gans
    *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌴
    *ganē
    dative *𐌲𐌰𐌽
    *gan
    *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌼
    *ganum

    Descendants

    • Asturian: gansu
    • Galician: ganso
    • Portuguese: ganso
    • Spanish: ganso

    References

    1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “ganso”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 78