𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *triwīnaz; equivalent to 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “piece of wood”) +‎ -𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (-eins, “adjective-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtri.wiːns/

Adjective

𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 • (triweins)

1. (hapax) wooden (made of wood)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Second Epistle to Timothy (Codex Ambrosianus B) 2.20:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌺𐌰𐍃𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐌰𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌼, 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌿𐌸~𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌼.

     aþþan in mikilamma garda ni sind þatainei kasa gulþeina jah silubreina, ak jah triweina jah digana, jah suma du swēraim, sumuþ~þan du unswēraim.

     But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. (KJV).

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 triweins	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 triweina	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 triwein, triweinata
Accusative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 triweinana	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 triweina	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 triwein, triweinata
Genitive	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 triweinis	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 triweinaizōs	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 triweinis
Dative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 triweinamma	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 triweinai	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 triweinamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 triweinai	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 triweinōs	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 triweina
Accusative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 triweinans	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 triweinōs	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 triweina
Genitive	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 triweinaizē	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 triweinaizō	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 triweinaizē
Dative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 triweinaim	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 triweinaim	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 triweinaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 triweina	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 triweinō	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 triweinō
Accusative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 triweinan	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 triweinōn	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 triweinō
Genitive	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 triweinins	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 triweinōns	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 triweinins
Dative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽 triweinin	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 triweinōn	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽 triweinin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 triweinans	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 triweinōns	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌰 triweinōna
Accusative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 triweinans	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 triweinōns	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌰 triweinōna
Genitive	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌴 triweinanē	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍉 triweinōnō	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌴 triweinanē
Dative	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 triweinam	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 triweinōm	𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 triweinam

Related terms

• 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “piece of wood”)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 142