𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃

Gothic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staθs/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Noun

𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 • (staþs) m

1. place, location, site

Inflection

Masculine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 staþs	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 stadeis
Vocative	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸 staþ	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 stadeis
Accusative	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸 staþ	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 stadins
Genitive	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌹𐍃 stadis	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌴 stadē
Dative	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 stada	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌼 stadim

Alternative forms

• 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐍃 (stads) — including a variant accusative singular 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳 (stad)

Derived terms

• 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (hunslastaþs, “altar”)
• 𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mōtastaþs, “tax booth”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *staþaz. Cognate with Crimean Gothic statz, Old High German stad, stado (German Gestade).

Noun

𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 • (staþs) m

1. land (from the point of view of a boat on the water), shore
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 4:1b:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐍃𐍉 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃.

     jah alla sō managei wiþra marein ana staþa was.

     and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 5:3a:

     𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀𐌴, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌼𐍉𐌽𐌹𐍃; 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻.

     galaiþ þan in ain þizē skipē, þatei was seimōnis; haihait ina aftiuhan fairra staþa leitil.

     And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. (KJV)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 staþs	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍉𐍃 staþōs
Vocative	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸 staþ	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍉𐍃 staþōs
Accusative	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸 staþ	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 staþans
Genitive	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌹𐍃 staþis	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌴 staþē
Dative	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰 staþa	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌼 staþam

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 129