๐๐น๐ฝ๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐
Appearance
Gothic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]PIE word |
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*sรฉnos |
From Proto-Germanic *sinฤซgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sรฉnos (โoldโ). Cognates include Ancient Greek แผฮฝฮฟฯ (hรฉnos), Sanskrit เคธเคจ (sรกna), Old Armenian ีฐีซีถ (hin) and Latin senex.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]๐๐น๐ฝ๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ โข (sineigs) (superlative ๐๐น๐ฝ๐น๐๐๐)
- (of people) old
- Synonyms: ๐ฐ๐ป๐ธ๐ด๐น๐ (alรพeis), ๐๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฝ๐ด๐น๐ (fairneis)
- Antonym: ๐พ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ (juggs)
Usage notes
[edit]- The superlative ๐๐น๐ฝ๐น๐๐๐ (sinists) is commonly substantivized to mean "elder".
- Contrary to this term, the listed synonyms can be used not only to refer to people, but also to things.
Declension
[edit]An inflected variant or misspelling ๐๐ด๐ฝ๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฐ (sฤneigana) is attested.