The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
Meaning #2:
a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
Synonym: black letter
Meaning #3:
a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
Synonym: Gothic architecture
The adjective Gothic has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
Pertains to noun: Gothic (meaning #2)
Meaning #2:
of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
Pertains to noun: Gothic (meaning #1)
Meaning #3:
of or relating to the Goths
Pertains to noun: Goth (meaning #2)
