𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌿𐌽- (un-) +‎ *𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*qēþs), from Proto-Germanic *kwēdiz.

Adjective

𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃 • (unqēþs)

1. (hapax) unsayable, unspeakable, that which cannot be said
   • Gothic Bible, Corinthians II 12:4 (Codex Ambrosianus A):

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰, 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽.

     þatei frawulwans warþ in wagg jah hausida unqēþja waurda, þōei ni skulda sind mann rōdjan.

     How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. (KJV)

Declension

I-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃 unqēþs	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐍃 unqēþs	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸, 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐍄𐌰 unqēþ, unqēþjata
Accusative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 unqēþjana	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 unqēþja	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸, 𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐍄𐌰 unqēþ, unqēþjata
Genitive	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌹𐍃 unqēþis	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 unqēþjaizōs	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌹𐍃 unqēþis
Dative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 unqēþjamma	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹 unqēþjai	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 unqēþjamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹 unqēþjai	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐍃 unqēþjōs	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 unqēþja
Accusative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 unqēþjans	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐍃 unqēþjōs	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 unqēþja
Genitive	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 unqēþjaizē	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 unqēþjaizō	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 unqēþjaizē
Dative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 unqēþjaim	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 unqēþjaim	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 unqēþjaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 unqēþja	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉 unqēþjō	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉 unqēþjō
Accusative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 unqēþjan	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽 unqēþjōn	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉 unqēþjō
Genitive	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 unqēþjins	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 unqēþjōns	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 unqēþjins
Dative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐌽 unqēþjin	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽 unqēþjōn	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐌽 unqēþjin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 unqēþjans	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 unqēþjōns	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌰 unqēþjōna
Accusative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 unqēþjans	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 unqēþjōns	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌰 unqēþjōna
Genitive	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 unqēþjanē	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍉 unqēþjōnō	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 unqēþjanē
Dative	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼 unqēþjam	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌼 unqēþjōm	𐌿𐌽𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼 unqēþjam

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 159