Gothic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas

a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈændsəlz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɒθɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɒθɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈændsəlz/.

Examples

the Gothic Bible translation
Gothic migrations
a medieval attitude toward dating

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Gothic architecture medieval black letter mediaeval

Parts of Speech

noun	extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
noun	a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
noun	a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
adjective	characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
adjective	of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths “the Gothic Bible translation”
adjective	of or relating to the Goths “Gothic migrations”
adjective	as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened “a medieval attitude toward dating”
adjective	characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque “gothic novels like `Frankenstein'”

Word Forms

Gothic	adjective	of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
Gothic	noun	a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gotisch

ausgestorbene ostgermanische Sprache der alten Goten; Die einzigen erhaltenen Aufzeichnungen sind Fragmente einer Bibelübersetzung aus dem 4. Jahrhundert durch Bischof Ulfilas

🇫🇷French

gothique

langue germanique orientale éteinte des anciens Goths ; le seul document survivant étant des fragments d'une traduction de la Bible du IVe siècle par l'évêque Ulfilas

🇪🇸Spanish

gótico

lengua germánica oriental extinta de los antiguos godos; el único registro superviviente son fragmentos de una traducción de la Biblia del siglo IV realizada por el obispo Ulfilas.

🇮🇹Italian

gotico

estinta lingua germanica orientale degli antichi Goti; l'unico documento sopravvissuto sono frammenti di una traduzione della Bibbia del IV secolo da parte del vescovo Ulfila

🇳🇱Dutch

gotisch

uitgestorven Oost-Germaanse taal van de oude Goten; het enige overgebleven verslag zijn fragmenten van een 4e-eeuwse vertaling van de Bijbel door bisschop Ulfilas

🇵🇹Portuguese

gótico

a extinta língua germânica oriental dos antigos godos; o único registro sobrevivente são fragmentos de uma tradução da Bíblia do século IV pelo Bispo Ulfilas

🇷🇺Russian

готика

вымерший восточногерманский язык древних готов; единственная сохранившаяся запись - это фрагменты перевода Библии епископа Ульфиласа IV века.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोथिक

प्राचीन गोथों की विलुप्त पूर्वी जर्मनिक भाषा; एकमात्र जीवित रिकॉर्ड बिशप उल्फ़िलास द्वारा बाइबिल के चौथी शताब्दी के अनुवाद के टुकड़े हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

গথিক

প্রাচীন গথদের বিলুপ্ত পূর্ব জার্মানিক ভাষা; একমাত্র টিকে থাকা রেকর্ড বিশপ উলফিলাসের বাইবেলের 4র্থ শতাব্দীর অনুবাদের টুকরো।

🇮🇳Tamil

கோதிக்

பண்டைய கோத்ஸின் அழிந்துபோன கிழக்கு ஜெர்மானிய மொழி; பிஷப் உல்ஃபிலாஸ் என்பவரால் 4 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு பைபிளின் மொழிபெயர்ப்பின் துண்டுகள் மட்டுமே எஞ்சியிருக்கும் ஒரே பதிவு.

🇮🇳Telugu

గోతిక్

పురాతన గోత్స్ యొక్క అంతరించిపోయిన తూర్పు జర్మనీ భాష; బిషప్ ఉల్ఫిలాస్ ద్వారా 4వ శతాబ్దపు బైబిల్ అనువాదం యొక్క శకలాలు మాత్రమే మిగిలి ఉన్న రికార్డు.

🇮🇳Marathi

गॉथिक

प्राचीन गॉथ्सची विलुप्त पूर्व जर्मनिक भाषा; बिशप उल्फिलास यांनी केलेल्या बायबलच्या चौथ्या शतकातील भाषांतराचे तुकडे असा एकमेव जिवंत रेकॉर्ड

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોથિક

પ્રાચીન ગોથની લુપ્ત પૂર્વ જર્મન ભાષા; બિશપ ઉલ્ફિલાસ દ્વારા બાઇબલના 4થી સદીના અનુવાદના ટુકડાઓ હોવાનો એકમાત્ર હયાત રેકોર્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಥಿಕ್

ಅಳಿವಿನಂಚಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪೂರ್ವ ಜರ್ಮನಿಕ್ ಭಾಷೆ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಗೋಥ್ಸ್; ಉಳಿದಿರುವ ಏಕೈಕ ದಾಖಲೆಯೆಂದರೆ ಬಿಷಪ್ ಉಲ್ಫಿಲಾಸ್ ಬೈಬಲ್‌ನ 4 ನೇ ಶತಮಾನದ ಅನುವಾದದ ತುಣುಕುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോഥിക്

പുരാതന ഗോഥുകളുടെ വംശനാശം സംഭവിച്ച കിഴക്കൻ ജർമ്മനിക് ഭാഷ; നാലാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിൽ ബിഷപ്പ് ഉൾഫിലാസിൻ്റെ ബൈബിളിൻ്റെ വിവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ ശകലങ്ങൾ മാത്രമാണ് അവശേഷിക്കുന്ന ഏക രേഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਥਿਕ

ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਗੋਥਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਲੁਪਤ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਜਰਮਨਿਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ; ਬਿਸ਼ਪ ਉਲਫਿਲਾਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਾਈਬਲ ਦੇ 4ਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਦੇ ਟੁਕੜੇ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਇੱਕੋ ਇੱਕ ਬਚਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

گوتھک

قدیم گوٹھوں کی معدوم مشرقی جرمن زبان؛ بشپ الفیلاس کی طرف سے بائبل کے 4ویں صدی کے ترجمہ کے ٹکڑے ہونے کا واحد زندہ ریکارڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哥特

已灭绝的古哥特人的东日耳曼语言；唯一幸存的记录是乌尔菲拉斯主教在 4 世纪翻译的《圣经》的片段

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴシック

古代ゴート人の絶滅した東ゲルマン語。唯一現存する記録はウルフィラス司教による4世紀の聖書翻訳の断片である

🇰🇷Korean

고딕

고대 고트족의 멸종된 동게르만어; 유일하게 살아남은 기록은 4세기에 울필라스 주교가 번역한 성경 단편이다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiểu gô tích

ngôn ngữ Đông Đức đã tuyệt chủng của người Goth cổ đại; hồ sơ duy nhất còn sót lại là những mảnh bản dịch Kinh thánh vào thế kỷ thứ 4 của Giám mục Ulfilas

🇹🇭Thai

โกธิค

ภาษาดั้งเดิมตะวันออกที่สูญพันธุ์ไปแล้วของชาวกอธโบราณ บันทึกเดียวที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่คือเศษของการแปลพระคัมภีร์ในศตวรรษที่ 4 โดยบิชอปอุลฟิลาส

🇮🇩Indonesian

gotik

bahasa Jermanik Timur Goth kuno yang punah; satu-satunya catatan yang masih ada adalah penggalan terjemahan Alkitab abad ke-4 oleh Uskup Ulfilas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القوطية

اللغة الجرمانية الشرقية المنقرضة للقوط القدماء؛ السجل الوحيد الباقي هو أجزاء من ترجمة الكتاب المقدس في القرن الرابع للأسقف أولفيلاس

🇮🇷Persian

گوتیک

زبان منقرض شده ژرمن شرقی گوت های باستان؛ تنها اثر باقی مانده قطعاتی از ترجمه قرن چهارم کتاب مقدس توسط اسقف اولفیلاس است.

🇹🇷Turkish

gotik

eski Gotların soyu tükenmiş Doğu Cermen dili; Hayatta kalan tek kayıt, İncil'in Piskopos Ulfilas tarafından 4. yüzyıldan kalma bir tercümesinin parçalarıdır.

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוֹתִי

השפה המזרח-גרמנית שנכחדה של הגותים העתיקים; התיעוד היחיד ששרד הוא שברי תרגום של התנ"ך מהמאה הרביעית מאת הבישוף אולפילאס

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The primary meaning of 'gothic' is 'extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas'.

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Using 'gothic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gothic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gothic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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