𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿 (ahtau, “eight”) +‎ -𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 (-dōgs, “days of age”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈah.tɔː.doːɡs/, [ˈahtɔːdoːxs]

Adjective

𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 • (ahtaudōgs)

1. (hapax) having lasted eight days, eight days old
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Philippians 3:5:

     𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃, 𐌿𐍃 𐌺𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐍃𐍂𐌰𐌴𐌻𐌹𐍃, 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃, 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃 𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌼, 𐌱𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃,

     bimait ahtaudōgs, us knōdai israēlis, kunjis bainiameinis, haibraius us haibraium, bi witōda fareisaius,

     Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; (KJV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 ahtaudōgs	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 ahtaudōga	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲, 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰 ahtaudōg, ahtaudōgata
Accusative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰 ahtaudōgana	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 ahtaudōga	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲, 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰 ahtaudōg, ahtaudōgata
Genitive	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐍃 ahtaudōgis	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 ahtaudōgaizōs	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐍃 ahtaudōgis
Dative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 ahtaudōgamma	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹 ahtaudōgai	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 ahtaudōgamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹 ahtaudōgai	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐍃 ahtaudōgōs	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 ahtaudōga
Accusative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 ahtaudōgans	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐍃 ahtaudōgōs	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 ahtaudōga
Genitive	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 ahtaudōgaizē	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 ahtaudōgaizō	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 ahtaudōgaizē
Dative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 ahtaudōgaim	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 ahtaudōgaim	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 ahtaudōgaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 ahtaudōga	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉 ahtaudōgō	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉 ahtaudōgō
Accusative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽 ahtaudōgan	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽 ahtaudōgōn	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉 ahtaudōgō
Genitive	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 ahtaudōgins	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 ahtaudōgōns	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 ahtaudōgins
Dative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐌽 ahtaudōgin	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽 ahtaudōgōn	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐌽 ahtaudōgin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 ahtaudōgans	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 ahtaudōgōns	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 ahtaudōgōna
Accusative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 ahtaudōgans	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 ahtaudōgōns	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 ahtaudōgōna
Genitive	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌴 ahtaudōganē	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍉 ahtaudōgōnō	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌴 ahtaudōganē
Dative	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌼 ahtaudōgam	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌼 ahtaudōgōm	𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌼 ahtaudōgam

Related terms

• 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (ahtautēhund, “eighty”)
• 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 (fidurdōgs, “having lasted four days, four days old”)

See also

• 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌱𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (twalibwintrus, “twelve years old”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “A59. ahtau”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 12
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 3