Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēsą

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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 *h₁ēd-s-om (“eaten”), from *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Related to *etaną. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ěsa (“food, dish”) < *h₁ed-s-eh₂, Tocharian B: yetse (“skin”) < *h₁ed-s-os.

Pronunciation

Noun

*ēsą n

  1. food, carrion
  2. prey; bait

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *ēsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ēsą *ēsō
vocative *ēsą *ēsō
accusative *ēsą *ēsō
genitive *ēsas, *ēsis *ēsǫ̂
dative *ēsai *ēsamaz
instrumental *ēsō *ēsamiz

Descendants

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