𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴

Gothic

Alternative forms

• 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌰 (aipistula)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ, “letter”).

Noun

𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴 • (aipistaulē) f

1. a letter, correspondence

Declension

Seems to mostly follow the in-stem declension. The nominative singular and dative plural differ slightly from the regular paradigm.

Loanword; irregular/mixed declension
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴 aipistaulē	*𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 *aipistauleins
Vocative	—	—
Accusative	𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽 aipistaulein	*𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 *aipistauleins
Genitive	*𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 *aipistauleins	*𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 *aipistauleinō
Dative	𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽 aipistaulein	𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌼 aipistaulēm