-𐌹𐌻𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ilô. Cognate with Proto-Norse -ᛁᛚᚨ (-ila).

Suffix

-𐌹𐌻𐌰 • (-ila)

1. used to form personal names from common nouns

Usage notes

Attested in Gothic in the Naples deed (as 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰 (mērila)) and in Latinizations and Hellenizations as -ila or -ilas, as in Ulfilas and possibly Attila.

Declension

Masculine an-stem

	singular	plural
nominative	-𐌹𐌻𐌰 -ila	-𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 -ilans
vocative	-𐌹𐌻𐌰 -ila	-𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 -ilans
accusative	-𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 -ilan	-𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 -ilans
genitive	-𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌽𐍃 -ilins	-𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌴 -ilanē
dative	-𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌽 -ilin	-𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼 -ilam

Derived terms

Gothic terms suffixed with -𐌹𐌻𐌰

𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰