Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/albiz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“white”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*albiz m
Inflection
| i-stemDeclension of *albiz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *albiz | *albīz | |
| vocative | *albi | *albīz | |
| accusative | *albį | *albinz | |
| genitive | *albīz | *albijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *albī | *albimaz | |
| instrumental | *albī | *albimiz | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *albi
- Old Norse: alfr, álfr
- Icelandic: álfur
- Faroese: álvur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: alv, elv; (dialectal) alg
- Norwegian Bokmål: alv, elv
- Old Swedish: ælf, ælva
- Danish: elv (now only poetic); → alf (learned)
- → Arabic: آلْف (ʔālf)
- → English: auf, oaf
- → Scottish Gaelic: ealbhar
- → Belarusian: альв (alʹv)
- → Russian: альв (alʹv)
- → Ukrainian: альв (alʹv)