𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hunþaz, from the strong verb *hinþaną (“to reach for”).[1] Cognates include Old English hūþ.

Noun

𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 • (hunþs) m

  1. captivity, capture

Declension

Only attested as an accusative singular 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸 (hunþ), but consensus seems to be to regard this as a masculine a-stem.

Masculine a-stem
singular plural
nominative 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃
hunþs 		𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍉𐍃
hunþōs
vocative 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸
hunþ 		𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍉𐍃
hunþōs
accusative 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸
hunþ 		𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃
hunþans
genitive 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹𐍃
hunþis 		𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴
hunþē
dative 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰
hunþa 		𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌼
hunþam

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “hinþan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227
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