𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lasiwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlasiws/

Adjective

𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍃 • (lasiws) (superlative 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐍃𐍄𐍃)

1. feeble, weak
   • 1 Corinthians 12:22:

     𐌰𐌺 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌴 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽, 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳

     ak filu mais þaiei þugkjand liþiwē leikis lasiwōstai wisan, þaurftai sind

     Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary (KJV)

   • 2 Corinthians 10:10:

     𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳, 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍉𐍃, 𐌹𐌸 𐌵𐌿𐌼𐍃 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸.

     untē þōs raihtis bōkōs, qiþand, kaurjōs sind jah swinþōs, iþ qums leikis lasiws jah waurd frakunþ.

     For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (KJV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍃 lasiws	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰 lasiwa	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅, 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍄𐌰 lasiw, lasiwata
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌰 lasiwana	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰 lasiwa	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅, 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍄𐌰 lasiw, lasiwata
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃 lasiwis	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 lasiwaizōs	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃 lasiwis
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 lasiwamma	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹 lasiwai	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 lasiwamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹 lasiwai	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐍃 lasiwōs	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰 lasiwa
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 lasiwans	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐍃 lasiwōs	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰 lasiwa
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 lasiwaizē	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 lasiwaizō	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 lasiwaizē
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌼 lasiwaim	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌼 lasiwaim	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌼 lasiwaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰 lasiwa	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉 lasiwō	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉 lasiwō
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 lasiwan	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌽 lasiwōn	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉 lasiwō
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍃 lasiwins	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 lasiwōns	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍃 lasiwins
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽 lasiwin	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌽 lasiwōn	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽 lasiwin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 lasiwans	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 lasiwōns	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌽𐌰 lasiwōna
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 lasiwans	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 lasiwōns	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌽𐌰 lasiwōna
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌴 lasiwanē	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍉 lasiwōnō	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌴 lasiwanē
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌼 lasiwam	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌼 lasiwōm	𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌼 lasiwam

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 79