Gainas
See also: gainas
Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.i.naːs/, [ˈɡäɪnäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.i.nas/, [ˈɡäːinäs]
Proper noun
[edit]Gainās m sg (genitive Gainae); first declension
- A Gothic leader
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gainās |
| genitive | Gainae |
| dative | Gainae |
| accusative | Gainān |
| ablative | Gainā |
| vocative | Gainā |
References
[edit]- “Gainas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray