Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurnaz

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 This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós from *ter-. Related to Sanskrit तृण (tṛ́ṇa, “grass”), Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ (“thorn”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*þurnaz m

  1. thorn, briar

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þurnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þurnaz *þurnōz, *þurnōs
vocative *þurn *þurnōz, *þurnōs
accusative *þurną *þurnanz
genitive *þurnas, *þurnis *þurnǫ̂
dative *þurnai *þurnamaz
instrumental *þurnō *þurnamiz

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Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “þurnaz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 552-553
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