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Gothic language

Gothic is an extinct East Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths. It is known primarily from the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century copy of a 4th-century Bible translation, and is the only East Germanic language with a sizeable text corpus.

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Alphabet and transliteration

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Use in Romanticism and the Modern Age

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Dialects
Crimean Gothic † · Gepidian? † · Ostrogothic † · Visigothic †
Era
Attested 3rd–10th century; related dialects survived until 18th century in Crimea
Glottolog
goth1244
ISO 639-2
got
ISO 639-3
got
Language family
GermanicEast GermanicGothic · East GermanicGothic · Gothic

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Use in Romanticism and the Modern Age

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Gothic language

Nodes254
Edges253
Triples171
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007874
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Gothic language

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related to history · 81
Gothic language → Arezzo, Arian, Arsinoë, Bible, Bologna, Bulgaria/Romania, Carolingian, Carolingian-era Gothic, Ciṭa, Codex Ambrosianus, Codex Argenteus, Codex Bononiensis, Codex Carolinus, Codex Gissensis, Codex Taurinensis, Codex Vaticanus Latinus, Crimea, Egypt, Epistles, Five
related to External links · 39
Gothic language → Ancient Indo-European, Ancient Indo-European Grammars, AustinGothic Readings Video, Bibliographia Gotica Amplificata, Bononiensa, Busbecq, Crimean Gothic, Dutch, English, French, German, Germanic Lexicon Project, Global Lexicostatistical DatabaseGotica Bononiensa, Gothic, Gothic Bible, Gothic Online, Gotisch, Greek, Göttingen, Icelandic
related to Others · 24
Gothic language → Bavarian Academy, Creed, February, Gaudeamus, Gesellschaft, Gothic, Hans Ferdinand Massmann, Humanities, It, July, Kunstblatt, Ludwig, Massmann, Munich, On, Schorn, Sciences, Skeireins, The Thorvaldsen Museum, This
Dialects · 4
Gothic language → Crimean Gothic †, Gepidian? †, Ostrogothic †, Visigothic †
Language family · 3
Gothic language → East GermanicGothic, GermanicEast GermanicGothic, Gothic
Era · 1
Gothic language → Attested 3rd–10th century; related dialects survived until 18th century in Crimea
Glottolog · 1
Gothic language → goth1244
ISO 639-2 · 1
Gothic language → got
ISO 639-3 · 1
Gothic language → got
Linguasphere · 1
Gothic language → 52-ADA

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gothic germanic language greek german languages two used latin dutch words english also proto-germanic old written vowel 'to icelandic long

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Gothic languageDialectsCrimean Gothic †1.00infobox
Gothic languageDialectsGepidian? †1.00infobox
Gothic languageDialectsOstrogothic †1.00infobox
Gothic languageDialectsVisigothic †1.00infobox
Gothic languageEraAttested 3rd–10th century; related dialects survived until 18th century in Crimea1.00infobox
Gothic languageGlottologgoth12441.00infobox
Gothic languageISO 639-2got1.00infobox
Gothic languageISO 639-3got1.00infobox
Gothic languageLanguage familyGermanicEast GermanicGothic1.00infobox
Gothic languageLanguage familyEast GermanicGothic1.00infobox
Gothic languageLanguage familyGothic1.00infobox
Gothic languageLinguasphere52-ADA1.00infobox
Gothic languageRegionOium, Dacia, Pannonia, Dalmatia, Italy, Gallia Narbonensis, Gallia Aquitania, Hispania, Crimea, North Caucasus1.00infobox
Gothic languageWriting systemElder Futhark (3rd century to 4th century) Gothic alphabet (4th century to 6th century)1.00infobox

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