π²π»π°π²π²π π°π±π°
Gothic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *π²π»π°π²π²π π (*glaggws) + -π±π° (-ba), with root from Proto-Germanic *glawwaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]π²π»π°π²π²π π°π±π° β’ (glaggwaba)
- diligently, meticulously, precisely
- Synonym: π²π»π°π²π²π π (glaggwΕ)
Usage notes
[edit]- Glaggwaba and its variant form glaggwuba are used to translate both Ancient Greek αΌΟΞΉΞΌΞ΅Ξ»αΏΆΟ (epimelΓ΄s) and αΌΞΊΟΞΉΞ²αΏΆΟ (akribΓ΄s), while the only attestation of the apparent synonym or near-synonym π²π»π°π²π²π π (glaggwΕ) translates αΌΞΊΟΞΉΞ²αΏΆΟ (akribΓ΄s).
References
[edit]- ^ There is no clear scholarly consensus as to whether <ggw> resulting from VerschΓ€rfung was pronounced with a nasal or not. (Contrast words like ππΉπ²π²π
π°π½ (siggwan), where the <ggw> derives from Proto-Germanic *-ngw-, and which was very likely pronounced with a nasal.) For a selection of perspectives on the issue of whether or not there was an etymological distinction in how <ggw> was pronounced, refer to:
- Miller, D. Gary (2019) The Oxford Gothic Grammar, Oxford: Oxford University Press, βISBN, page 29
- MagnΓΊs Snaedal, "Gothic <ggw>", Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis 128 (2011)
- James Marchand (1973) The Sounds and Phonemes of Wulfila's Gothic, pp. 87-90.