𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ Proto-Germanic *hōbiz (“fit, proper”) +‎ -𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (-ains)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈhoːbɛːns/, [ɡaˈhoːβɛːns]

Noun

𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 • (gahōbains) f

1. temperance
   • Galatians 5:23

     𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹, 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌴𐌹; 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 𐌸𐍉 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 𐌽𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌸.

     qairrei, gahōbains, swiknei; wiþra þō swaleika nist witōþ.

     Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 gahōbains	—
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽 gahōbain	—
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽 gahōbain	—
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 gahōbainais	—
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 gahōbainai	—

Derived terms

• 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ungahōbains)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 44