𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽

Gothic

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Cardinal: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (taihun)     Ordinal: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (taihunda)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t. Cognate to Old English tīen and Crimean Gothic thiine, and Koine Greek δέκᾰ (déka), which it translates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.hun/, [tɛ.xun]

Numeral

𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 • (taihun)

2. ten (cardinal number)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 19.16:^[1]

     𐌵𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰, 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐍃 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃.

     qam þan sa frumista qiþands: frauja, skatts þeins gawaurhta taihun skattans.

     Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. (KJV)

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 19.25:^[2]

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰, 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍉𐍃.

     jah qēþun du imma: frauja, habaiþ taihun dailōs.

     (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) (KJV)

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 10.41:^[3]

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌽 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐌹𐌰𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌿 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐍉𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌽.

     jah gahausjandans þai taihun dugunnun unwērjan bi iakōbu jah iōhannēn.

     And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. (KJV)

Derived terms

• 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (taihuntēweis, “ordered by tens; using a decimal system”)
• 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌸𐌿𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 (taihun þūsundjōs, “ten thousand”)

Related terms

• 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (ahtautēhund)
• 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (hund)
• 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (niuntēhund)
• 𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (sibuntēhund)
• 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (taihunda)
• 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (taihuntēhund)
• 𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌿𐍃 (tigus)
• 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (fidwōrtaihun)
• 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (fimftaihun)

 

References

1. Luke chapter 19 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
2. Luke chapter 19 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
3. Mark chapter 10 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “T5. taihun”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 339
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 136