๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐
Gothic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *รพeudanaz; equivalent to ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ (รพiuda) + -๐ฝ๐ (-ns) (compare ๐บ๐น๐ฝ๐ณ๐น๐ฝ๐ (kindins)).
Noun
[edit]๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ โข (รพiudans) m
- king
- Gothic Bible, John 19:3
- ๐พ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ต๐ด๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฝ: ๐ท๐ฐ๐น๐ป๐ ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐น๐ด! ๐พ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฝ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ท๐น๐ฝ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฝ.
- jah qฤรพun: hails รพiudans iudaiฤ! jah gฤbun imma slahins lลfin.
- and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
- Gothic Bible, John 19:3
Usage notes
[edit]- In its attested usage in the Gothic Bible, the term ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ (รพiudans) translates New Testament Greek ฮฒฮฑฯฮนฮปฮตฯฯ (basileรบs, โkingโ), typically referring to sovereign rulers such as Herod. While the biblical context emphasizes royal authority, it is plausible that the term held broader connotations in Gothic society, potentially denoting a tribal leader or chieftain. The etymology, rooted in Proto-Germanic รพeudanaz, supports this interpretation, suggesting a role defined more by leadership within a nation than by formalized monarchy.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ รพiudans |
๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐๐ รพiudanลs |
| vocative | ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ รพiudan |
๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐๐ รพiudanลs |
| accusative | ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ รพiudan |
๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ รพiudanans |
| genitive | ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐น๐ รพiudanis |
๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ด รพiudanฤ |
| dative | ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฐ รพiudana |
๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ รพiudanam |
Derived terms
[edit]- ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ณ๐น (รพiudangardi)
- ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐๐ฝ (รพiudanลn)
Related terms
[edit]- ๐ธ๐น๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฐ (รพiuda)