Gothic language

E37886

The Gothic language is an extinct East Germanic language once spoken by the Goths, known primarily from a 4th-century Bible translation and crucial for reconstructing early Germanic linguistics.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gothic language canonical 14
German Gothic 1
Gothic 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf East Germanic language
Germanic language
extinct language
natural language
ancestorOf Crimean Gothic
attestedInCentury 4th century
earliestExtensiveTextIn Germanic languages
extinctionApproxDate early Middle Ages
hasCase accusative
dative
genitive
nominative
vocative
hasGender feminine
masculine
neuter
hasInfinitive yes
hasMood imperative
indicative
subjunctive
hasNumber dual
plural
singular
hasParticiple past participle
present participle
hasPerson first person
second person
third person
hasTense present
preterite
hasVoice active
importantFor comparative Germanic linguistics
historical linguistics
reconstruction of Proto-Germanic
iso639-2 got
iso639-3 got
languageFamily Germanic languages
primaryText Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Argenteus
Gothic Bible
region Balkans
Crimea
Eastern Europe
spokenBy Goths
status extinct
subfamily East Germanic languages
translatedWork Bible
translationAttributedTo Ulfilas
writingSystem Gothic alphabet
Greek alphabet
Latin alphabet

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Germanic languages includesLanguage Gothic language
Proto-Germanic ancestorOf Gothic language
this entity surface form: Gothic
Gothic Christianity usedLanguage Gothic language
Goths language Gothic language
Gothic Bible language Gothic language
Gothic Bible earliestSubstantialTextIn Gothic language
Ulfilas scriptDevelopedFor Gothic language
Hispano-Romance dialects influencedBy Gothic language
Gothic alphabet writingSystemFor Gothic language
Crimean Gothic subclassOf Gothic language
Crimean Gothic relatedTo Gothic language
Codex Ambrosianus language Gothic language
Italian Gothic distinctFrom Gothic language
this entity surface form: German Gothic
East Germanic languages hasMember Gothic language
East Germanic languages notableLanguage Gothic language
Gothic coalition hasLanguage Gothic language