𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰

Gothic

FWOTD – 27 December 2016

Etymology

From 𐌹𐌽- (in-) +‎ 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis) +‎ -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa), calque of Ancient Greek ἐγκαίνια (enkaínia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈniu̯.ji.θa/

Noun

𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 • (inniujiþa) f

1. renewal
2. (Judaism) the Feast of Dedication; Hanukkah
   • Gothic Bible, John 10.22:

     𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍅𐌼𐌰𐌹, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃.

     warþ þan inniujiþa in iairusaulwmai, jah wintrus was.

     And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 inniujiþa	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 inniujiþōs
Vocative	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 inniujiþa	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 inniujiþōs
Accusative	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 inniujiþa	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 inniujiþōs
Genitive	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 inniujiþōs	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐍉 inniujiþō
Dative	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 inniujiþai	𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌼 inniujiþōm