Gainas
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See also: gainas
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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.
| Case | 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