πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΉ

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Gothic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately unknown,[1][2] though the first element appears to be 𐌿𐌽- (un-, β€œun-”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΉ β€’ (unbiari) n

  1. (hapax, derogatory) beast (violent/antisocial person)
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to Titus (Codex Ambrosianus A) 1.12:[3]
      𐌡𐌰𐌸 𐌰𐌿𐌺 πƒπŒΏπŒΌπƒ 𐌹𐌢𐌴, πƒπ…πŒ΄πƒ 𐌹𐌢𐌴 π€π‚πŒ°πŒΏπ†πŒ΄π„πŒΏπƒ: πŒΊπ‚πŒ΄π„πŒ΄πƒ πƒπŒΉπŒ½π„πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½π‰ πŒ»πŒΉπŒΏπŒ²πŒ½πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πƒ, 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌿(𐌽)πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒ°, π…πŒ°πŒΌπŒ±π‰πƒ πŒ»πŒ°π„π‰πƒ.
      qaΓΎ auk sums izΔ“, swΔ“s izΔ“ praufΔ“tus: krΔ“tΔ“s sinteinō liugnjans, ubila u(n)biarja, wambōs latōs.
      One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. (KJV)

Usage notes[edit]

This word translates θηρίον (thΔ“rΓ­on), but is only used in an instance where human beings are described pejoratively as "beasts". When describing actual animals in a neutral sense, the word πŒ³πŒΉπŒΏπƒ (dius) is used.

Declension[edit]

No singular forms are attested, but they probably existed.

Neuter ja-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΉ
unbiari 		πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒ°
unbiarja
Vocative πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΉ
unbiari 		πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒ°
unbiarja
Accusative πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΉ
unbiari 		πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒ°
unbiarja
Genitive πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒΉπƒ
unbiarjis 		πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒ΄
unbiarjΔ“
Dative πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒ°
unbiarja 		πŒΏπŒ½πŒ±πŒΉπŒ°π‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌ
unbiarjam

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) β€œU23. *un-biari”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 376: β€œUnexplained.”
  2. ^ Holthausen, Ferdinand (2012) β€œun-biari”, in Gotisches etymologisches WΓΆrterbuch: Mit Einschluß der Eigennamen und der gotischen LehnwΓΆrter im Romanischen [Gothic Etymological Dictionary: Including Proper Names and Gothic Loanwords in Romance Languages] (Germanische Bibliothek 4; 8) (in German), 2 edition, Heidelberg: UniversitΓ€tsverlag Winter, β†’ISBN, page 116: β€œdunkel.”
  3. ^ Corinthians I chapter 1 Provided by Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH..

Further reading[edit]

  • Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p. 156
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