𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hunþaz, from the strong verb *hinþaną (“to reach for”).[1] Cognates include Old English hūþ.

Noun

𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 • (hunþs) m

  1. captivity, capture

Declension

Only attested as an accusative singular 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸 (hunþ), but consensus seems to be to regard this as a masculine a-stem.

Masculine a-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃
hunþs		 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍉𐍃
hunþōs
Vocative 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸
hunþ		 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍉𐍃
hunþōs
Accusative 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸
hunþ		 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃
hunþans
Genitive 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹𐍃
hunþis		 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴
hunþē
Dative 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰
hunþa		 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌼
hunþam

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “hinþan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227
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