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Proto-Germanic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
An o-grade adjective derived from *þrinhwaną (“to press”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*þrangwaz
- pressing; narrow; tight
Inflection
Declension of *þrangwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
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Case
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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*þrangwaz
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*þrangwai
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*þrangwō
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*þrangwôz
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*þrangwą, -atō
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*þrangwō
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Accusative
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*þrangwanǭ
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*þrangwanz
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*þrangwǭ
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*þrangwōz
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*þrangwą, -atō
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*þrangwō
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Genitive
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*þrangwas, -is
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*þrangwaizǫ̂
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*þrangwaizōz
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*þrangwaizǫ̂
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*þrangwas, -is
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*þrangwaizǫ̂
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Dative
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*þrangwammai
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*þrangwaimaz
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*þrangwaizōi
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*þrangwaimaz
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*þrangwammai
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*þrangwaimaz
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Instrumental
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*þrangwanō
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*þrangwaimiz
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*þrangwaizō
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*þrangwaimiz
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*þrangwanō
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*þrangwaimiz
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Weak declension
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Case
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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*þrangwô
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*þrangwaniz
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*þrangwǭ
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*þrangwōniz
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*þrangwô
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*þrangwōnō
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Accusative
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*þrangwanų
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*þrangwanunz
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*þrangwōnų
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*þrangwōnunz
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*þrangwô
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*þrangwōnō
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Genitive
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*þrangwiniz
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*þrangwanǫ̂
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*þrangwōniz
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*þrangwōnǫ̂
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*þrangwiniz
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*þrangwanǫ̂
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Dative
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*þrangwini
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*þrangwammaz
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*þrangwōni
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*þrangwōmaz
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*þrangwini
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*þrangwammaz
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Instrumental
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*þrangwinē
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*þrangwammiz
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*þrangwōnē
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*þrangwōmiz
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*þrangwinē
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*þrangwammiz
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Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þrangwjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 544: “*þrangwa-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þranʒwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 424