πŒ°πŒ»πŒ·πƒ

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alhs (β€œprotection, building, house, temple, settlement”), cognate with Old English ealh and Proto-Norse αš¨α›šαšΊ (alh). Further cognates in Baltic.

Noun

πŒ°πŒ»πŒ·πƒ β€’ (alhsf

  1. temple

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular plural
nominative πŒ°πŒ»πŒ·πƒ
alhs
πŒ°πŒ»πŒ·πƒ
alhs
vocative 𐌰𐌻𐌷
alh
πŒ°πŒ»πŒ·πƒ
alhs
accusative 𐌰𐌻𐌷
alh
πŒ°πŒ»πŒ·πƒ
alhs
genitive πŒ°πŒ»πŒ·πƒ
alhs
𐌰𐌻𐌷𐌴
alhΔ“
dative 𐌰𐌻𐌷
alh
𐌰𐌻𐌷𐌿𐌼
alhum

Synonyms

References

  • Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden: Brill, 2013), p. 22.
  • Lehmann, Winfred Philip. Gothic Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1986), p. 27.