Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/albī

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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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *albʰih₂, derived from *albʰós (“white”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*albī f[1]

  1. river
    Synonyms: *ahwō, *fleutą, *flōduz, *rīþaz, *straumaz
  2. (as a proper noun) the river Elbe

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *albī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *albī *albijôz
vocative *albī *albijôz
accusative *albijǭ *albijōz
genitive *albijōz *albijǫ̂
dative *albijōi *albijōmaz
instrumental *albijō *albijōmiz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*albī-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*albiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
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