𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰

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Gothic

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Gothic numbers (edit)
 β†  500 𐍊
900
1,000  β†’ 
90
    Cardinal: 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (niun hunda)

Etymology

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Literally β€œnine hundreds”. Compare Old English nigon hund.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniuΜ―n ˈhun.da/

Noun

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𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 β€’ (niun hundan pl

  1. (hapax) nine hundred (cardinal number)
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Book of Nehemiah (Codex Ambrosianus D) 7.39:[1]
      𐌾𐌰𐌷 πŒ²πŒΏπŒ³πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πƒ: πƒπŒΏπŒ½πŒΎπŒΏπƒ πŒ°πŒΉπŒ³πŒ³πŒΏπŒΉπŒ½πƒ πŒΏπƒ πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ³πŒ° πŒΉπŒ΄πƒπŒΏπŒΉπƒ 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 ·𐌿· ·𐌲· (973) . β€”
      jah gudjans: sunjus aidduins us garda iΔ“suis niun hunda Β·uΒ· Β·gΒ· (973) . β€”
      The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. (KJV)

Usage notes

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This number is a noun phrase with the literal meaning of β€œnine hundreds”; as such, the entities being counted are in the genitive case.

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References

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  1. ^ Nehemiah chapter 7 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

Further reading

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