𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈastaθs/

Noun

𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 • (astaþs) f

1. certainty
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 1:4:

     𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌱𐌹 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴 [𐌰]𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸

     ei gakunnais þizē bi þōei galaisiþs is waurdē [a]staþ

     That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 astaþs	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 astaþeis
Vocative	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸 astaþ	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 astaþeis
Accusative	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸 astaþ	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌽𐍃 astaþins
Genitive	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃 astaþais	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌴 astaþē
Dative	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹 astaþai	𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌼 astaþim

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 13