𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍃 (framaldrs, “advanced in age”) +‎ -𐍉𐌶𐌰 (-ōza, comparative suffix). In form a comparative, but used to translate Ancient Greek προβεβηκυῖα (probebēkuîa), which is not comparative in meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /framˈaldroːza/

Adjective

𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰 • (framaldrōza)

1. advanced in age
   • Luke 1:18 (RSV)

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌶𐌰𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌰𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌿: 𐌱𐌹𐍈𐌴 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰? 𐌹𐌺 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼.

     jah qaþ zakarias du þamma aggilau: biƕē kunnum þata? ik raihtis im sineigs, jah qēns meina framaldrōzei in dagam seinaim.

     And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” (RSV)

Declension

An/īn-stem, weak forms only
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰 framaldroza	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹 framaldrozei	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐍉 framaldrozō
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌽 framaldrozan	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽 framaldrozein	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐍉 framaldrozō
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌹𐌽𐍃 framaldrozins	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 framaldrozeins	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌹𐌽𐍃 framaldrozins
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌹𐌽 framaldrozin	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽 framaldrozein	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌹𐌽 framaldrozin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌽𐍃 framaldrozans	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 framaldrozeins	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐍉𐌽𐌰 framaldrozōna
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌽𐍃 framaldrozans	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 framaldrozeins	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐍉𐌽𐌰 framaldrozōna
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌽𐌴 framaldrozanē	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 framaldrozeinō	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌽𐌴 framaldrozanē
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌼 framaldrozam	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌼 framaldrozeim	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌼 framaldrozam