Gothic forms of common names?

[Fredrik]

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "ualarauans" <ualarauans at ...> wrote:
>
> What is Gothic for Karl Marx I wonder – Ka(i)rls Marks (gen. 
Markis) 
> or Markss (Marksis)? The latter seems likelier, but there's no 
example 
> of a final -ss, as far as I know. Maybe Marks, gen. Marksis, as it 
is 
> in urruns, urrunsis?
> 

I would propose Kairls Marks (gen. Marksis).
Since the final s is not a suffix it shouldn't change to Markis,
and you're right that final -ss isn't very frequent at all.
E.g. the pgmc word for salmon *lahsaz would've been lahss if final 
double s was allowed but this would change to lahs and the genitive 
would be lahsis.

> Lettish for V. I. Lenin is Vladimirs Il,jic^s L,en,ins. Looks a bit 
> funny.
>

Yes this might've been what I was thinking about when refering to 
some baltic language.
A masculine person's name would I propose end in masculine a-stem 
suffix -s in nominative and be declines as such.

But should we use the gothic corresponding name for Vladimir or use 
the russian with a a-stem s attached to it?



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