π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΏπƒ

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ferhuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfΙ›r.ʍus/

Noun

π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΏπƒ β€’ (fairΖ•us) m

  1. the world (the Universe) (almost always accompanied by the definite article)
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 12.31:[1]
      𐌽𐌿 πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΏπŒ° πŒΉπƒπ„ 𐌸𐌹𐌢𐌰𐌹 πŒΌπŒ°πŒ½πŒ°πƒπŒ΄πŒ³πŒ°πŒΉ, 𐌽𐌿 πƒπŒ° π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ πŒΈπŒΉπƒ π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒ°πŒΏπƒ πŒΏπƒπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚π€πŒ°πŒ³πŒ° πŒΏπ„.
      nu staua ist ΓΎizai manasΔ“dai, nu sa reiks ΓΎis fairΖ•aus uswairpada ut.
      Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. (KJV).
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 17.24:[2]
      πŒ°π„π„πŒ°, πŒΈπŒ°π„πŒ΄πŒΉ πŒ°π„πŒ²πŒ°π†π„ πŒΌπŒΉπƒ, π…πŒΉπŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒΏ 𐌴𐌹 πŒΈπŒ°π‚πŒ΄πŒΉ 𐌹𐌼 𐌹𐌺, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌹 πƒπŒΉπŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒ° 𐌼𐌹𐌸 πŒΌπŒΉπƒ, 𐌴𐌹 πƒπŒ°πŒΉπˆπŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒ° π…πŒΏπŒ»πŒΈπŒΏ 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 πŒ²πŒ°π†π„ πŒΌπŒΉπƒ, πŒΏπŒ½π„πŒ΄ π†π‚πŒΉπŒΎπ‰πŒ³πŒ΄πƒ 𐌼𐌹𐌺 π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚ πŒ²πŒ°πƒπŒΊπŒ°π†π„ π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒ°πŒΏπƒ.
      atta, ΓΎatei atgaft mis, wiljau ei ΓΎarei im ik, jah ΓΎai sijaina miΓΎ mis, ei saiΖ•aina wulΓΎu meinana ΓΎanei gaft mis, untΔ“ frijōdΔ“s mik faur gaskaft fairΖ•aus.
      Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (KJV).
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to the Galatians (Codex Ambrosianus A) 4.3:[3]
      πƒπ…πŒ° 𐌾𐌰𐌷 π…πŒ΄πŒΉπƒ, 𐌸𐌰𐌽 π…πŒ΄πƒπŒΏπŒΌ πŒ±πŒ°π‚πŒ½πŒΉπƒπŒΊπŒ°πŒΉ, πŒΏπ† πƒπ„πŒ°πŒ±πŒΉπŒΌ πŒΈπŒΉπƒ π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒ°πŒΏπƒ π…πŒ΄πƒπŒΏπŒΌ πƒπŒΊπŒ°πŒ»πŒΊπŒΉπŒ½π‰πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πƒ.
      swa jah weis, ΓΎan wΔ“sum barniskai, uf stabim ΓΎis fairΖ•aus wΔ“sum skalkinōndans.
      Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: (KJV).

Usage notes

This word translates ΞΊΟŒΟƒΞΌΞΏΟ‚ (kΓ³smos, β€œorder, world”), as does πŒΌπŒ°πŒ½πŒ°πƒπŒ΄πŒΈπƒ (manasΔ“ΓΎs), but π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΏπƒ (fairΖ•us) is only used with the sense of "the Universe", and πŒΌπŒ°πŒ½πŒ°πƒπŒ΄πŒΈπƒ (manasΔ“ΓΎs) only in the sense of "human collective existence".

Declension
Masculine/feminine u-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΏπƒ
fairΖ•us		 β€”
Vocative π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒ°πŒΏ
fairΖ•au		 β€”
Accusative π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒΏ
fairΖ•u		 β€”
Genitive π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒ°πŒΏπƒ
fairΖ•aus		 β€”
Dative π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πˆπŒ°πŒΏ
fairΖ•au		 β€”

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. John chapter 12 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
  2. John chapter 17 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
  3. Galatians chapter 4 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
  • Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p. 31
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