𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek βύσσον (bússon), accusative of βύσσος (bússos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyssɔn/

Noun

𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽 • (bwssaun) f (indeclinable)

1. fine linen
   • Luke 16:19:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌲𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌳𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐍈𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌷 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰.

     aþþan mannē sums was gabigs jah gawasids was paurpaurai jah bwssaun jah waila wisands daga ƕammēh bairhtaba.

     There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: (KJV)

Usage notes

The gender in Gothic cannot be determined from the sole sentence in which the word is used, but Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos) is feminine, and loanwords tend to keep the same gender they had in the source language.