Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēdraz
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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
Etymology
Unknown. Lithuanian otrùs (“quick”) and Latvian ātrs (“idem”) are probably loans from the Germanic, rather than inherited.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*ēdraz
Inflection
Declension of *ēdraz (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *ēdraz | *ēdrai | *ēdrō | *ēdrôz | *ēdrą, *-at(ō) | *ēdrō |
| accusative | *ēdranǭ | *ēdranz | *ēdrǭ | *ēdrōz | *ēdrą, *-at(ō) | *ēdrō |
| genitive | *ēdras, *ēdris | *ēdraizǫ̂ | *ēdraizōz | *ēdraizǫ̂ | *ēdras, *ēdris | *ēdraizǫ̂ |
| dative | *ēdrammai | *ēdraimaz | *ēdraizōi | *ēdraimaz | *ēdrammai | *ēdraimaz |
| instrumental | *ēdranō | *ēdraimiz | *ēdraizō | *ēdraimiz | *ēdranō | *ēdraimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *ēdrô | *ēdraniz | *ēdrǭ | *ēdrōniz | *ēdrô | *ēdrōnō |
| accusative | *ēdranų | *ēdranunz | *ēdrōnų | *ēdrōnunz | *ēdrô | *ēdrōnō |
| genitive | *ēdriniz | *ēdranǫ̂ | *ēdrōniz | *ēdrōnǫ̂ | *ēdriniz | *ēdranǫ̂ |
| dative | *ēdrini | *ēdrammaz | *ēdrōni | *ēdrōmaz | *ēdrini | *ēdrammaz |
| instrumental | *ēdrinē | *ēdrammiz | *ēdrōnē | *ēdrōmiz | *ēdrinē | *ēdrammiz |
Derived terms
- *ēdrô (adverb)
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ēdra-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 115