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wulfila

/ˈwʊl.fɪ.lə/

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noun

/ˈwʊl.fɪ.lə/C2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к христианскому епископу и миссионеру IV века каппадокийского происхождения, служившему вестготам, переведшему Библию на готский язык и традиционно считающемуся создателем готского алфавита.

A proper noun referring to a 4th-century Christian bishop and missionary of Cappadocian descent who served the Visigoths, translated the Bible into Gothic, and is traditionally credited with inventing the Gothic alphabet.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Bishop and translatorC2formal

    A 4th-century Christian bishop of the Visigoths, traditionally credited with inventing the Gothic alphabet and translating the Bible from Greek into Gothic.

    ruЕпископ и переводчик

    • Wulfila is considered the father of Gothic literature.
    • The Gothic Bible translation by Wulfila is a key historical text.
    • Scholars study Wulfila's work to understand early Germanic languages.

    Synonymsulfilaulfilas