𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos).

Noun

𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃 • (haibraius) m

1. a Hebrew
   • Corinthians II 11:22:

     𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌺; 𐌹𐍃𐍂𐌰𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌺; 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌺;

     haibraieis sind, jah ik; israēleiteis sind, jah ik; fraiw abrahamis sind, jah ik;

     Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. (KJV)

Declension

The declension of this noun seems to have been a mix between u-stem and i-stem endings, but few forms are attested. The unattested forms in the table below are conjectures based on 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 (aggilus).

Loanword; irregular/mixed declension
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃 haibraius	𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹𐍃 haibraieis
Vocative	—	—
Accusative	*𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌿 *haibraiu	*𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍃 *haibraiuns
Genitive	*𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐍃 *haibraiaus	*𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌴 *haibraiē
Dative	*𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿 *haibraiau	𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌼 haibraium