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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Gothic
this entity surface form:
German Gothic