Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aþalaz
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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
From *aþalą (“nature; nobility”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*aþalaz[1]
Inflection
Declension of *aþalaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aþalaz | *aþalai | *aþalō | *aþalôz | *aþalą, -atō | *aþalō |
| Accusative | *aþalanǭ | *aþalanz | *aþalǭ | *aþalōz | *aþalą, -atō | *aþalō |
| Genitive | *aþalas, -is | *aþalaizǫ̂ | *aþalaizōz | *aþalaizǫ̂ | *aþalas, -is | *aþalaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *aþalammai | *aþalaimaz | *aþalaizōi | *aþalaimaz | *aþalammai | *aþalaimaz |
| Instrumental | *aþalanō | *aþalaimiz | *aþalaizō | *aþalaimiz | *aþalanō | *aþalaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aþalô | *aþalaniz | *aþalǭ | *aþalōniz | *aþalô | *aþalōnō |
| Accusative | *aþalanų | *aþalanunz | *aþalōnų | *aþalōnunz | *aþalô | *aþalōnō |
| Genitive | *aþaliniz | *aþalanǫ̂ | *aþalōniz | *aþalōnǫ̂ | *aþaliniz | *aþalanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *aþalini | *aþalammaz | *aþalōni | *aþalōmaz | *aþalini | *aþalammaz |
| Instrumental | *aþalinē | *aþalammiz | *aþalōnē | *aþalōmiz | *aþalinē | *aþalammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Further reading
- “Proto-Germanic/aþalaz”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.