𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits, “goat”) +‎ -𐌴𐌹𐌽 (-ein, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛː.tiːn/

Noun

𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 • (gaitein) n

2. (hapax) kid (young goat)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 15.29:

     𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌹𐌽: 𐍃𐌰𐌹, 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 𐌾𐌴𐍂𐌴 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐍅 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍄 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌿;

     þaruh is andhafjands qaþ du attin: sai, swa filu jērē skalkinōda þus jah ni ƕanhun anabusn þeina ufariddja, jah mis ni aiw atgaft gaitein, ei miþ frijōndam meinaim biwēsjau;

     And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: (KJV).

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 gaitein	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaiteina
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 gaitein	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaiteina
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 gaitein	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaiteina
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 gaiteinis	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌴 gaiteinē
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaiteina	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 gaiteinam

Related terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits, “goat”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “G.27 gaits”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 140
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 134