Gothic
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- adjective
- /ˈɡɑθɪk/
- Specialized
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gótico
- The word 'God' in the Gothic language is represented by the term 'Guda', which reflects their beliefs.
Examples
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There are a few surviving Gothic texts from the ancient Germanic language that provide insight into their culture.
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There are one or two original Gothic texts in the library.
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See, the word "America, " Barry, means "heavenly kingdom" in the Gothic language.
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From age six to nine, I attended a good public elementary school and learned to read and write in two scripts, Gothic and Roman, as well as arithmetic and other simple skills.
Academic text (1991) -
The first distinction between the letters "u" and "v" is recorded in a Gothic alphabet from 1386, where "v" preceded "u."
Blog text (28) -
The Gothic word vargs (warg in Old High German, warc in Middle High German, verag in Anglo-Saxon) stands for murderer, strangler, outlaw, and evil spirit.
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Many scholars study Gothic manuscripts to understand the historical context of early Christianity in Europe.
Compounds
- Literature
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Stories or novels with dark, mysterious settings and frightening events
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A European church and cathedral style with tall pointed arches and flying buttresses
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A style of building that copies medieval Gothic churches, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Specialized
A style of church and cathedral building from 14th–15th century England with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan-shaped stone ceilings
- Specialized
A style of English church design from the 1300s and 1400s with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan vaults
- Specialized
An old East Germanic language once spoken by the Goths and known from a fourth-century Bible translation
A style of building design that copies medieval Gothic features like pointed arches and decorative stonework
A building style from the 1800s that copies old Gothic churches with pointed arches and tall towers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gothic comes from the name of the Goths, an old German people, so Gothic can mean 'of the Gothic language' or things connected to that people.