𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twīflaz.

Noun

𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻 • (tweifl) ? (accusative singular)

1. doubt

   Synonym: 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (tweifleins)

Declension

The word is only attested in its accusative singular form (which is not enough to distinguish between masculine and neuter a-stem nouns), so the gender cannot be determined with certainty: it may also have been a masculine a-stem *𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐍃 (*tweifls); the cognates suggest a masculine noun, but that is not conclusive evidence. Both possible declensions are given below.

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻 tweifl	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌰 tweifla
Vocative	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻 tweifl	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌰 tweifla
Accusative	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻 tweifl	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌰 tweifla
Genitive	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍃 tweiflis	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌴 tweiflē
Dative	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌰 tweifla	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌼 tweiflam

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐍃 tweifls	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐍉𐍃 tweiflōs
Vocative	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻 tweifl	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐍉𐍃 tweiflōs
Accusative	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻 tweifl	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 tweiflans
Genitive	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍃 tweiflis	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌴 tweiflē
Dative	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌰 tweifla	𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌼 tweiflam

Derived terms

• 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tweifljan, “to doubt”)

Related terms

• 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹 (twai, “two”)
• 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍆𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (tweifleins, “doubt”)