Gainas

See also: gainas

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.i.naːs/, [ˈɡäɪnäːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.i.nas/, [ˈɡäːinäs]

Proper noun

Gainās m sg (genitive Gainae); first declension

  1. A Gothic leader

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Gainās
Genitive Gainae
Dative Gainae
Accusative Gainān
Ablative Gainā
Vocative Gainā

References
  • “Gainas”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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