𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taikniz, related to *taikną.

Noun

𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 • (taikns) f

1. sign, indication
2. miracle

Declension

There is one instance of 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽 (taikn) (2 Thessalonians 1:5) which may instead be a form of an otherwise unattested a-stem neuter noun *𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽 (*taikn); however, this is ambiguous. It is not clear from the context whether it is a nominative or accusative singular form. If nominative, that particular attestation is definitely an a-stem neuter noun. If accusative, it could still belong to an a-stem neuter noun, but would more likely just be a form of this i-stem feminine noun, of which multiple unambiguous forms are already attested.

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 taikns	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 taikneis
Vocative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽 taikn	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 taikneis
Accusative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽 taikn	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 taiknins
Genitive	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 taiknais	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌴 taiknē
Dative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌹 taiknai	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌼 taiknim

Derived terms

• 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taiknjan)

Descendants

• →? Vulgar Latin: *taca, *tacca
  • Italo-Romance
    • Corsican: tacca
    • Italian: tacca, tecca
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
    • Franco-Provençal: tache
    • Old French: tache, teche, tesche, taiche, taje
      • Middle French: taiche
        • French: tache
      • → Middle English: tach, tache, tasch, tasche, tasshe
        • English: tache, tatch
        • Scots: tache
        • ⇒? English: tetchy
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Aragonese: taca
    • Catalan: taca
    • Occitan: taca, tèca

      Nord-Occitan: tacha