𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar, “father”) +‎ -𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (-eins). The noun-forming suffix -𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (-eins) usually is attached to a verb, but there is no known verb from which this could've been derived, which makes this derivation slightly problematic.

Noun

𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 • (fadreins) f

1. (patri-)lineage, descent, kin

Declension

Only attested in the genitive singular. Based on other nouns ending in -eins, it is suspected to have followed the same i/ō-stem paradigm, but the lack of a source verb (see etymology) renders the supposed ō-stem forms conjectural; the attested form is of the i-stem part of the paradigm.

Feminine i/ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 fadreins	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 fadreinōs
Vocative	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 fadrein	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 fadreinōs
Accusative	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 fadrein	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 fadreinins
Genitive	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 fadreinais	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 fadreinō
Dative	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 fadreinai	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌼 fadreinim

Related terms

• 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar, “father”) (hapax)
• 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 (fadrein, “parent, ancestor, family”)