𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂- (fidur-) + the stem of 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 (ragin) + a suffix, either -𐌴𐌹𐍃 (-eis) (compare 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ragineis)) or -𐌹 (-i). Calque of Koine Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs, “tetrarch”) or Koine Greek τετραρχίᾱ (tetrarkhíā, “tetrarchy”). The choice between these two suffixes, which would determine the lemma (nominative singular) form of the word, depend on whether one interprets this word as meaning "tetrach" (in which case -eis is likely the correct suffix) or "tetrachate" (in which case -i is the suffix). The word translates the participle τετρααρχοῦντος (tetraarkhoûntos, “being tetrarch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.durˌra.ɡin.ja/, [ˈfi.ðurˌra.ɣin.ja]

Noun

𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 • (fidurraginja) ? (dative singular)

1. tetrarch or tetrarchate
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 3.1:

     𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌴𐍂𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆𐍄𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃, 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌹𐌰𐌿 𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌰𐍃 𐌷𐌴𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃, 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌹𐍀𐍀𐌰𐌿𐌶𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌰𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌻𐍅𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌽𐌴𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰,

     in jēra þan fimftataihundin þiudinassaus teibairiaus kaisaris, raginōndin puntiau peilatau iudaia, jah fidurraginja þis galeilaias hērōdeis, filippauzuh þan brōþrs is fidurraginja þis ituraias jah trakauneitidaus landis, jah lwsaniaus abeilēnēs fidurraginja,

     Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, (KJV).

Declension

Either a masculine ja-stem (like 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 m (ragineis))

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 fidurragineis	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉𐍃 fidurraginjōs
Vocative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌹 fidurragini	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉𐍃 fidurraginjōs
Accusative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌹 fidurragini	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 fidurraginjans
Genitive	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 fidurragineis	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌴 fidurraginjē
Dative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 fidurraginja	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 fidurraginjam

or a neuter ja-stem (like 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌹 n (gairuni)).

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌹 fidurragini	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 fidurraginja
Vocative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌹 fidurragini	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 fidurraginja
Accusative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌹 fidurragini	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 fidurraginja
Genitive	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 fidurraginjis	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌴 fidurraginjē
Dative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 fidurraginja	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 fidurraginjam

Hyponyms

• 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”)
• 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 (reiki, “dominion”)

Coordinate terms

• 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar, “Caesar”)
• 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 (kindins, “governor”)
• 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þiudans, “king”)
• 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þiudinassus, “kingship, kingdom”)

Related terms

• 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 (ragin, “opinion”)
• 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ragineis, “counsellor, trustee”)
• 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (raginōn, “to govern”)
• 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂 (fidwōr, “four”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “F44. fidur-”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 113
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 34