Writing Foreign Words And Names
How to write foreign words and names? That is something which could bring problems to new users.
The title of this article is in English to simplify it for beginners.
The Gothic language has a certain alphabet made by Wulfila based on Greek, Latin and likely runes. In this alphabet, the phonology of Gothic is similar to Greek. English words however, like the English names of actors, presidents and singers might give problems. Here you'll find a list with the way in which you can transcribe English names into Gothic and also the way to transcribe words and names of other languages. Let's take a look:
Transcribing
Gothic vowels
| Gothic | Sound | Example | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| π°π | /au/ | ππ°π π»πΏπ | /pau.lus/ |
| π΄πΉ | /iΛ/ | π°πΉπ»π΄πΉπ°πΉπΆπ°πΉπ | /ΙΛl.iΛ.ΙΛz.iΛr/ |
| π°πΉ | /Ι/ | π°πΉππΏπ | /Ιr.uΛs/ |
| π°πΏ | /ΙΛ/ | π°πΏπ½πΉππΉπΌπΏπ | /ΙΛni.si.muΛs/ |
| π | /oΛ/ | πΉπ°πΊππ±πΏπ | /i.a.koΛ.buΛs/ |
Notable English conversions to Gothic
| English | Sound | Gothic |
|---|---|---|
| sh, "shoe" | /Κ/ | ππΎ |
| j, "jack" g, "garage" dg, "hedge" | /dΝ‘Κ/ | π³πΎ |
| o, "hot" | /Ι/ | π°πΏ |
| o, "hope" | /o/ | π |
| ow, "how" | /aΚ/ | π°π |
| y, "yes" Not "meany" | /j/ | πΉπ |
Here are the equivalents of certain popular names into Gothic, English name doesn't mean that a name is originally English, it can include Hebrew names for example, it's just called like this because the list includes popular names with the way how they are used in English:
English name Gothic equivalent
Elizer Aileiaizair
James Iakobus
John Iohannes
Joses Iosezis
Mary Marja
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