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.
Aliases (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 (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Proto-Germanic
("Gothic")
→
|
ancestorOf |
|
Germanic languages
→
|
includesLanguage |
|
Gothic Christianity
→
|
usedLanguage |