𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰 (mōta, “tax, customs”) +‎ -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (-āreis, “-er”).

Noun

𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 • (mōtāreis) m

1. publican, tax collector, customs officer
   • Gothic Bible, Luke 3.12:

     𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽 <𐌾𐌰𐌷> 𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹, 𐍈𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰?

     qēmun þan <jah> mōtārjōs daupjan jah qēþun du imma: laisāri, ƕa taujaima?

     Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? (KJV)

Declension

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 mōtāreis	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 mōtārjōs
Vocative	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌹 mōtāri	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 mōtārjōs
Accusative	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌹 mōtāri	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 mōtārjans
Genitive	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 mōtāreis	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌴 mōtārjē
Dative	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰 mōtārja	𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌼 mōtārjam

Related terms

• 𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mōtastaþs, “tax booth, publican's office”)