𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰

Gothic

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Cardinal: 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 (niun)     Ordinal: 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (niunda)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *newundô. Cognate to Old Norse níundi, and close in formation to Koine Greek ἔνατος (énatos), which it translates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯n.da/

Adjective

𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 • (niunda)

2. the ninth
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 27.45–46:

     𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐍂𐌹𐌵𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽. / 𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐍂𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃: 𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹, 𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹, 𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌺𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌹, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐍃𐍄: 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄?

     fram saihstōn þan ƕeilai warþ riqis ufar allai airþai und ƕeila niundōn. / iþ þan bi ƕeila niundōn ufhrōpida iēsus stibnai mikilai qiþands: hēlei, hēlei, lima sibakþani, þatei ist: guþ meins, guþ meins, duƕē mis bilaist?

     Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. / And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 15.33:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐍉, 𐍂𐌹𐌵𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽.

     jah biþē warþ ƕeila saihstō, riqis warþ ana allai airþai und ƕeila niundōn.

     And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. (KJV).

Declension

N-stem, weak forms only
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 niunda	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉 niundō	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉 niundō
Accusative	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 niundan	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 niundōn	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉 niundō
Genitive	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 niundins	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 niundōns	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 niundins
Dative	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 niundin	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 niundōn	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 niundin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 niundans	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 niundōns	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 niundōna
Accusative	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 niundans	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 niundōns	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 niundōna
Genitive	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 niundanē	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍉 niundōnō	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 niundanē
Dative	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 niundam	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌼 niundōm	𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 niundam

Related terms

• 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 (niun, “nine”)
• 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (niuntēhund, “ninety”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “N25. niun”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 268–269
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 103