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π„π…πŒ° 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰

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Gothic

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Gothic numbers (edit)
2,000
 β†  100 𐍃
200
300  β†’ 
20
    Cardinal: π„π…πŒ° 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (twa hunda)

Etymology

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Literally β€œtwo hundreds”. Compare Old English tΕ« hund.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtwa ˈhun.da/

Noun

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π„π…πŒ° 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 β€’ (twa hundan pl

  1. (hapax) two hundred (cardinal number)
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 6.7:[1]
      πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ·π‰π† 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 π†πŒΉπŒ»πŒΉπ€π€πŒΏπƒ: π„π…πŒ°πŒΉπŒΌ 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 πƒπŒΊπŒ°π„π„πŒ΄ πŒ·πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‰πƒ 𐌽𐌹 πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½π‰πŒ·πŒ°πŒΉ πƒπŒΉπŒ½πŒ³ 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼, 𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹 πˆπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒΉπŒΆπŒΏπŒ· πŒ»πŒ΄πŒΉπ„πŒΉπŒ».
      andhōf imma filippus: twaim hundam skattΔ“ hlaibōs ni ganōhai sind ΓΎaim, ΓΎei nimai Ζ•arjizuh leitil.
      Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. (KJV)

Usage notes

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This number is a noun phrase with the literal meaning of β€œtwo hundreds”; as such, the numeral π„π…πŒ°πŒΉ (twai) and the noun 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (hunda) are both declined, and the entities being counted are in the genitive case.

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References

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  1. ^ John chapter 6 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

Further reading

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