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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Post-Gothic ''[[wikt:𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃#Gothic|*dáuþ]][[wikt:-𐌹𐌸𐌰#Gothic|ida]]''. This supplanted Gothic ''[[wikt:𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃#Gothic|dáuþus]]'' due to syncope of unstressed short vowels and | From Post-Gothic ''[[wikt:𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃#Gothic|*dáuþ]][[wikt:-𐌹𐌸𐌰#Gothic|ida]]''. This supplanted Gothic ''[[wikt:𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃#Gothic|dáuþus]]'' due to syncope of unstressed short vowels and [[Niemish#Consonants_2|extended Thurneysen's law]] rendering Gothic ''[[wikt:𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃#Gothic|dáuþs]]'' ("dead") homophonous with it. A similar homophony also arose in Dutch ''[[wikt:dood#Dutch|dood]]'', but no compensatory replacement word was created there. | ||
{{Nm-noun-f0h|dòst|death | {{Nm-noun-f0h|dòst|death | ||
# deadness, the state of being dead}} | # deadness, the state of being dead}} | ||
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Niemish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɔst/
Etymology
From Post-Gothic *dáuþida. This supplanted Gothic dáuþus due to syncope of unstressed short vowels and extended Thurneysen's law rendering Gothic dáuþs ("dead") homophonous with it. A similar homophony also arose in Dutch dood, but no compensatory replacement word was created there.
Noun
⁰ dòst n.f. zero-stem
- death
- deadness, the state of being dead
Declension
| declension of dòst (f-0h declension) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dòst | dòsta | dòsts | dòstos |
| genitive | dòsts | dòstos | dòsta | dòstsa |
| dative | dòste | dòstse | dòstą | dòstę |
Antonyms
- kiúwe ("life")
Related terms
- dós ("dead")