Wikipedia:𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌺...

This page is for finding out how to say words in Gothic; especially it is for the construction of neologisms and reconstructions (to be proposed on the talk page). All words are to be listed categorically and alphabetically by their English equivalent (since we are trying to find out how to say something and not what something means.

The status of a word will be marked in square brackets following the word itself: If the word is attested, or is attested within a compound, it will not be marked; if the word is a neologism it will be marked "[nw]" (for "new word"); if it is a reconstruction it will be marked "[rc]"; if the word is being used in a new way it will be marked "[nu]" for "new usage".

Gothic words may be written in either the Gothic alphabet (preferred) or a Romanization of the Gothic alphabet (for those who cannot type with Gothic letters)

Abbreviations:

Adjective - adj. Affix - afx. Conjunction - conj. Feminine - fem. Interjection - interj. Irregular (of word not fully predictable with other abbreviations given) - irreg. Masculine - masc. Neuter - nt. Noun - n. Plural - pl. Prefix - pref. Pronoun - prn. Singular - sg. Strong - st. Suffix - suf. Verb - vb. (with "1 wk.", "2 st.", etc. to clarify verb class) Weak - wk.

Humans and human culture

• Human n. - manna wk. masc.
• Female n. - qino wk. fem.
  • Female adj. - qineins, qinakunds [nw.]
• Male n. - guma wk. masc.
  • Male adj. - gumeins [nw.], gumakunds [nw.]

Human knowledge

• Knowledge (science) n. - kunþi st. nt.
• -ology n. suf. - -láiseins st. fem. [nu]
• Skill n. - handugei wk. fem., crafts st. masc. [rc]
• Work, labor n. - arbáiþs st. fem

Sciences

1. Geology n. - aírþláiseins st. fem.
   1. Mountain n. - faírguni st. nt.
   2. Valley n - dal st. nt.

Technology

1. electricity n - láuhmunja'arbáiþs st. fem. [nw]

1. mechanics n - sarwa'arbáiþs st. fem.
   1. machine, device n - saru st. nt. [nu.], taujils st. masc. [nw. based on "tool"]
      1. aircraft n - luftakrafts st. masc. [nw]
         1. aeroplane nw - luftawagns st. masc. [nw]
         2. helecopter n - spinnandfliugandeluftakrafts [nw]
      2. craft (boat) n - krafts st. masc. [rc], skip st. nt.
         1. motorboat n - gaggandsarwaskip st. nt. [nw]
         2. sailboat n - saglskip st. nt.
      3. vehicle n - fareinasaru st. nt. [nw.]
         1. bus n - fulkwagns st. masc. [nw.]
         2. car n - wagns st. masc. [nw. nu.]

Ethnicities, countries, and languages

Note that due to that almost all records we have of Gothic are Biblical, there are only a few names for nationality, countries, and languages recorded; and many of them are only historical nationalities, etc. It is, therefore, necessary to borrow many words for this purpose. Unless specifically marked as such, you may assume that all words in here are borrowed or reconstructed.

Ethnicities

All words listed below are adjectives.

• Aboriginal (Australian) - sunþlandiskáirbauareisks
• African - afrikanisks
• American - weinalandisks (based on Old Norse "Vínland", which is what they called America (not knowing its extent) when they landed there)
• American indian - weinalandiskáirbauareisks
• Asian - asia'isks (from attested "asia")
• Australian - sunþlandisks
• Arabic - arabisks (from ?attested? "arabia")
• Brazilian - brasilisks
• Chilean - kile'isks
• Chinese - kinisks
• Danish - danisks
• Dutch - niþralandisks
• Egyptian - áigeiptisks
• English - aggilisks
• French - fragkariks
• German - þiudisks
• Gothic - gutisks
• Greenlandic - gráinilandisks
• Hawaiian - hawái'isks
• Icelandic - eisalandisks
• Indian - indialandisks
• Indonesian - indonesisks
• Iraqi - eirakisks
• Italian - rumonisks (lit. "Roman" from attested "rumoneis" - "romans" and attested "ruma" - "rome")
• Japanese - japanisks
• Kazakhstani - kazahstanisks
• Kiwi (New Zealand) - niujasáilandisks
• Korean - kore'a'isks
• Maori - máirisks
• Mongolia - moggolalandisks
• Peruvian - perwisks
• Russian - russisks
• Tibetan - tibetisks
• Vietnamese - weitnamisks

The natural world

Life

• Life n - libáins st. fem.

Animals

1. amphibian - twáibauareis st. masc. [nw lit. "two-dweller"]
2. bird - fugls st. masc.
3. fish n. - fisks st. masc.
   1. eel n - áils st. masc. [rc]
4. reptile n - waurs st. masc. [nw lit. "serpent kind"]
5. mammal n. - daddjanddius st nt. [nw lit. "suckling-animal"]
   1. canine n. - hunds st. masc.
      1. dog n. - hunds st. masc.
      2. wolf n. - wulfs st. masc.
   2. hare n - haza wk. masc. [rc]
      1. rabbit n. - grobahaza wk. masc. [rc nw lit. "hole-hare"]

Colors, patterns, numbers, etc.

Colors

• Black adj. - swarts
• Blue adj. - blews [rc]
• Color n - bliji st. nt. [rc.]
• Gold n - gulþ st. nt.
• Golden adj. - gulþeins
• Green adj. - gráineis [rc.]
• Grey adj. - grews [rc], hasus [rc], hweitswarts [nw.]
• Orange adj. - giluráuþs [nw.], fonráuþs [nw. lit. "fire-red"], gulþeins [lit. "golden"]
• Red adj. - ráuþs
• Silver n - silubr st. nt.; adj. - silubreins [nw./rc.]
• White adj. - hweits
• Yellow adj. - gilws [rc], gulþeins [lit. "golden"]