π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΉ

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rΔ«kijΔ…. Equivalent to π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπƒ (reiks) +β€Ž -𐌹 (-i) or a substantivization of the neuter singular of π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉπƒ (reikeis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriː.ki/

Noun

π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΉ β€’ (reiki) n

  1. dominion

Usage notes

Often used to denote secular dominion (sometimes with connotations of despotism) in Wulfila's Bible, as opposed to πŒΈπŒΉπŒΏπŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ³πŒΉ (ΓΎiudangardi) or πŒΈπŒΉπŒΏπŒ³πŒΉπŒ½πŒ°πƒπƒπŒΏπƒ (ΓΎiudinassus) which both more commonly denote the kingdom of Heaven.

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
singular plural
nominative π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΉ
reiki 		π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΎπŒ°
reikja
vocative π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΉ
reiki 		π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΎπŒ°
reikja
accusative π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΉ
reiki 		π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΎπŒ°
reikja
genitive π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΎπŒΉπƒ
reikjis 		π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΎπŒ΄
reikjΔ“
dative π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΎπŒ°
reikja 		π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπŒΊπŒΎπŒ°πŒΌ
reikjam

Further reading

  • Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p. 110
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