Quick question on adjectives
d.faltin@hispeed.ch [gothic-l]
gothic-l at YAHOOGROUPS.COM
Mon Aug 11 07:32:23 UTC 2014
.... just another observation. I suppose the Gothic form can still be gleaned in modern Germanic languages like German.
Thus, ...
Masculine:
triggws hairdeis = treuer Hirte (considering the Gothic "s" became "r" in German)
sa triggwa hairdeis = der treue Hirte (with Gothic ending "-a/o" corresponding to German ending "-e")
Feminine
triggwa aithei = treue Mutter (with Gothic ending "-a/o" corresponding to German ending "-e")
so triggwo aithei = die treue Mutter (with Gothic ending "-a/o" corresponding to German ending "-e")
For me as nativ German speakers such similarities/rules are important as they greatly facilitate the learning of Gothic.
Cheers
Dirk
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