𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From a form belonging or related to 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nēƕjan, “approach”) +‎ -𐌾𐌰 (-ja, “suffix forming agent noun”), although the exact derivation is unclear. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. simply nehwan + -ja would yield *nehwja or the like; the -und- wants explanation

Noun

𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰 • (nēƕundja) m

1. neighbour
   • Gothic Bible, Matthew 5:43:

     𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰.

     hausidēduþ þatei qiþan ist frijōs nēƕundjan þeinana jah fiais fiand þeinana.

     Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰 nēƕundja	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 nēƕundjans
Vocative	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰 nēƕundja	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 nēƕundjans
Accusative	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 nēƕundjan	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 nēƕundjans
Genitive	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 nēƕundjins	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 nēƕundjanē
Dative	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌽 nēƕundjin	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌼 nēƕundjam