Gothic
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈɡɑθɪk/
- Specialized
:
gótico
- The Bible was first translated into Gothic by Bishop Ulfilas in the 4th century.
Examples
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I have specialized in Anglo-Saxon and Moeso-Gothic... and have prepared works for publication... in both of these languages.
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(continues speaking ancient Gothic)
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Many ancient texts are known to exist in Gothic, providing insight into the language of the Goths.
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Scholars study Gothic to understand the cultural and historical context of the ancient Germanic peoples.
Synonyms
An old East Germanic language once spoken by the Goths and known from a fourth-century Bible translation
Compounds
- Literature
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9.3
Stories or novels with dark, mysterious settings and frightening events
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6.8
A European church and cathedral style with tall pointed arches and flying buttresses
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8.1
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 names the old language of the Goths, an ancient German people, so the word now refers to that extinct Germanic tongue.