Gothic

gothic English thumb|A leaf of the Codex Ambrosianus B, which contains examples of the Gothic language thumb|The Gothic (Naenia typica) Alternative forms en gothic en Gothick obsolete en goffick subculture humorous Etymology From en la-lat gothicus Gothic, barbaric, from en grc Γοτθικός, from en grc Γότθοι Goths + grc -ικός -ic, proposed to derive from unattested en got *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰. Equivalent to en Goth ic. The various usages of the adjective are introduced nearly simultaneously in the first half of the 17th century. The literal meaning “of the Goths” is found in the 1611 preface of the King James Bible, in reference to the Gothicke tongue. The generalized meaning of “Germanic, Teutonic” appears in the 1640s. Reference to the medieval period in Western Europe, and specifically the architecture of that period (“barbaric style”, initially a term of abuse), also appears in the 1640s, as does reference to “Gothic characters” or “Gothic letters” in typography. Pronunciation en /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gothic.wav Southern England en /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/ GenAm en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gothic.wav US en ɒθɪk 2 Proper noun An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths. Certain moths of the family Noctuidae family. A particular species of moth of the family Noctuidae family, Naenia typica. Derived terms en Crimean Gothic Translations extinct Germanic language Afrikaans: af Goties Arabic: ar قُوطِيَّة f Aragonese: an gotico Armenian: hy գոթերեն Asturian: ast góticu Basque: eu gotikoa Belarusian: be гоцкая f Breton: br goteg m Bulgarian: bg готски m Catalan: ca gòtic m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 哥德語 Gēdéyǔ Hong Kong, Taiwan, cmn 哥特語 Gētèyǔ Mainland China Cornish: kw gothek Corsican: co goticu Czech: cs gótština f Danish: da gotisk Dutch: nl Gothisch n, nl Gotisch n Esperanto: eo gota lingvo Estonian: et gooti keel Faroese: fo gotiskt n Finnish: fi gootti French: fr gotique m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Goatysk n Galician: gl gótico Georgian: ka გოთური German: de Gotisch n Bavarian: bar Gotisch n Gothic: got 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 Hebrew: he גותית Hindi: hi गॉथिक Hungarian: hu gót Icelandic: is gotneska f Ido: io Gotika linguo Indonesian: id bahasa Gothik, id bahasa Goth Irish: ga Gotais f Italian: it gotico Japanese: ja ゴート語 Gōto-go Kapampangan: pam Godu, pam Gutik, pam Gotiku Korean: ko ^고트-어 Latin: la lingua Gothica f, la Gothica f Latvian: lv gotu valoda f Lithuanian: lt gotų kalba f Macedonian: mk готски m Marathi: mr गॉथिक Norwegian: no gotisk m Old English: ang Gotisċ n Persian: fa گوتیک gutik Polish: pl gocki m Portuguese: pt gótico m Romanian: ro gotică f Russian: ru го́тский m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh го̏тскӣ m Latin: sh gȍtskī m Slovak: sk gótčina f Slovene: sl gotščina f Spanish: es gótico m Swedish: sv gotiska c, sv Moesogöthiska c Tagalog: tl Gotiko Tamil: ta கோதிக் மொழி Turkish: tr Gotça Ukrainian: uk готська f Uzbek: uz got tili Vietnamese: vi ngôn ngữ Gothic Volapük: vo got Welsh: cy Gotheg See also got Adjective Of or relating to the Goths or their language. from 1611 en figuratively Barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical. en barbarous medieval rude unpolished Thesaurus:savage en classical en 1782 w:Frances Burney Cecilia II.iii.6 “[W]hat he holds of all things to be most gothic, is gallantry to the women.” en Enormities which gleam like comets through the darkness of gothic and superstitious ages. w:Percy Bysshe Shelley 1812 letter Prose Works 1888 II 384 OED en architecture Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc. from 1640s en Romanesque Baroque en Gothic arches en 1944 January and February C. F. Cobon The County of London Plan Railway Magazine 24 Or does the L.C.C. [London County Council] dislike nineteenth century Gothic? en 2000 Paul Frankl; Paul Crossley Gothic Architecture Yale University Press 9780300087994 258 The Gothic style did not cease to exist: it did, however, cease to be all-powerful, and it almost ceased to create new forms. Gothic architects had by this time drawn every possible conclusion from the premises which had been laid down en literature Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. from early 19th c. en Gothic tales en 1975 John V. Murphy The Dark Angel: Gothic Elements in Shelley's Works Bucknell University Press 9780838714072 9 Shelley's two early novels Zastrozzi and St. Irvyne are, as many scholars have noted, obviously connected to the tradition of the Gothic novel; as well, two volumes of early poetry contain Gothic elements and his tragedy The Cenci has been en typography England en black letter typography. en Gothic letters en typography USA Of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also known as grotesque or lineal. Of or relating to the goth subculture, music or lifestyle. from 1980s en goth en punk post-punk industrial en Gothic rock en Gothic dress en 24 December 1983 New Musical Express OED Why is this gothic glam so popular? Synonyms en Gothish Derived terms en goth Gothically Gothicise Gothicism Gothicist Gothicity Gothicize Gothicky Gothicness gothic rock Mesogothic Moesogothic neo-Gothic neogothic pseudogothic Suio-Gothic ungothic Visigothic Translations of or relating to the Goths Arabic: ar قُوطِيّ m Armenian: hy գոթական Bulgarian: bg готски Catalan: ca gòtic m, ca gòtica f Danish: da gotisk Dutch: nl Gotisch Faroese: fo gotiskur Finnish: fi goottilainen Galician: gl gótico m Georgian: ka გოთური German: de gotisch Hindi: hi गॉथिक Hungarian: hu gót Icelandic: is gotneskur Irish: ga Gotach Kapampangan: pam gotiku Macedonian: mk готски m Old English: ang Gotisċ Polish: pl gocki Portuguese: pt gótico m, pt gótica f, pt godo Russian: ru го́тский Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh го̏тскӣ Latin: sh gȍtskī Slovene: sl gotski Spanish: es gótico Swedish: sv gotisk Turkish: tr Gotik Volapük: vo gotik language of or relating to the architectural style Armenian: hy գոթական Breton: br gotek Bulgarian: bg готически Catalan: ca gòtic m, ca gòtica f Czech: cs gotický Danish: da gotisk Dutch: nl Gotisch Esperanto: eo gotika Finnish: fi goottilainen French: fr gothique Galician: gl gótico m Georgian: ka გოთური German: de gotisch Hindi: hi गॉथिक Hungarian: hu gótikus Icelandic: is gotneskur Irish: ga gotach Kapampangan: pam gotiku Macedonian: mk готски m Polish: pl gotycki Portuguese: pt gótico Russian: ru готи́ческий Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh го̀тичкӣ Latin: sh gòtičkī Slovene: sl gotski Swedish: sv gotisk Tagalog: tl Gotiko Turkish: tr Gotik of or relating to a style of fictional writing Bulgarian: bg готически Catalan: ca gòtic m, ca gòtica f Danish: da gotisk Dutch: nl gothic French: fr gothique Galician: gl gótico m Hindi: hi गॉथिक Hungarian: hu gótikus, hu horror horror-, hu rém rém- Irish: ga gotach Kapampangan: pam got Macedonian: mk готски m Polish: pl gotycki Portuguese: pt gótico Russian: ru го́тский, ru готический m Spanish: es gótico of the type formerly used for printing German Bulgarian: bg готически Danish: da gotisk Dutch: nl Gotisch Esperanto: eo gotika Finnish: fi goottilainen German: de gotisch Hindi: hi गॉथिक Hungarian: hu gót, hu törtvonalú Icelandic: is gotneskur Irish: ga gotach Polish: pl gotycki Russian: ru готи́ческий Slovene: sl gotski Turkish: tr Gotik of a sans serif typeface Danish: da gotisk Dutch: nl Gotisch German: de Grotesk, de serifenlos Hindi: hi गॉथिक Hungarian: hu gót Irish: ga gotach Japanese: ja ゴシック goshikku Polish: pl gotycki Russian: ru готи́ческий Turkish: tr Gotik of or relating to the goth subculture or lifestyle Bulgarian: bg готски Catalan: ca gòtic m, ca gòtica f Dutch: nl gothic Finnish: fi goottilainen Georgian: ka გოთური German: de gruftimäßig, de Gothic Hindi: hi गॉथिक Irish: ga gotach Kapampangan: pam gotiku Macedonian: mk готски m Polish: pl gotycki Portuguese: pt gótico Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh го̀тичкӣ Latin: sh gòtičkī black letter Spanish: es gótica, es de Tortis Noun A novel written in the Gothic style. en 1996 Nora Sayre Sixties going on seventies 180 One hundred fifty Gothics sold over 1.5 million copies a month last spring. 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