Attila et al

[Kim Braithwaite]

On a slightly different topic, I got thinking about the Huns and the Goths. Гунны and готы I know. But what about their womenfolk? Is a lady Hun a гунка/гуннка and a lady Goth a готка? Ozhegov, for example, doesn't say, and neither do any of my other dictionaries. Has anyone out there ever used, heard or read either of these fine plausible feminine nouns?

And in a faintly related matter, does today's ghoulish-styled "Gothic" counter-culture in America have its counterpart in Russia? If so, are their preferred terms готы, готический etc?

Hoping to hear. Spassy beaucoup!

Kim etc.....

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