𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks) +‎ -𐌹 (-i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarniski/

Noun

𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹 • (barniski) n

1. childhood
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 9:21:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐍃: 𐍈𐌰𐌽 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲 𐌼𐌴𐌻 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌹̈𐌼𐌼𐌰? 𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌿𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌾𐌰.

     jah frah þana attan is: ƕan lagg mēl ist ei þata warþ ïmma? iþ is qaþ: us barniskja.

     And [he] asked his father, “How long has he had this?” And he said, “From childhood.” (RSV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 3:15:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌿𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌾𐌰 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍉𐍃 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴𐍃, 𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐌿𐍃𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐍉 𐌹𐌽 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿.

     jah þatei us barniskja weihōs bōkōs kunþēs, þōs mahteigōns þuk usfratwjan du ganistai þairh galaubein þō in xristau iēsu.

     and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. (RSV)

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹 barniski	—
Vocative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹 barniski	—
Accusative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹 barniski	—
Genitive	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 barniskeis	—
Dative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌾𐌰 barniskja	—

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 17