HyperDic: wulfila

English > 1 sense of the word Wulfila:
NOUNperson Wulfila, Ulfilas, Bishop Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Bishop Wulfilaa Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic
English > Wulfila: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382).
SynonymsUlfilas, Bishop Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Bishop Wulfila
Instance ofbishopA senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority
interpreter, translatorsomeone who mediates between speakers of different languages
SpanishUlfila, Wulfila
CatalanÚlfila, Ulfilas

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