𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From *𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 (*faurstass) +‎ -𐌴𐌹𐍃 (-eis); the former is from -𐌸𐍃 (-þs). Calque of Ancient Greek προϊστάμενος (proïstámenos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrstassiːs/

Noun

𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 • (faurstasseis) m

1. one who is over another, has authority over another; superior
   • 1 Thessalonians 5:12:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃, 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐌾𐌿𐍃, 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽 ⟨𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃⟩

     aþþan bidjam izwis, brōþrjus, kunnan þans arbaidjandans in izwis jah faurstassjans izwarans in fraujin ⟨jah talzjandans izwis⟩

     And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; (KJV)

Declension

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 faurstasseis	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐍉𐍃 faurstassjōs
Vocative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌹 faurstassi	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐍉𐍃 faurstassjōs
Accusative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌹 faurstassi	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 faurstassjans
Genitive	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 faurstasseis	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐌴 faurstassjē
Dative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐌰 faurstassja	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌼 faurstassjam

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 33